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Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace,

Edition 3

Editors: Edited by Joseph Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Katherine Wilson and Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer

Publication Date: 26 Oct 2022

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This third edition of Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace is a fully updated and expanded version of the highly successful second edition. Written for the widespread aviation community including students, engineers, scientists, pilots, managers, government personnel, etc., this edition continues to offer a comprehensive overview, including pilot performance, human factors in aircraft design, and vehicles and systems. With new editors, this edition adds chapters on aviator attention and perception, accident investigations, automated systems in civil transport airplanes, and aerospace. Multicontributed by leading professionals in the field, this book is the ultimate resource for anyone in the aviation and aerospace industries.

Key Features

Uses real-world case examples of dangers and solutions
Includes a new chapter on spaceflight human factors and decision making
Examines future directions for automated systems, in two new, separate chapters

About the author

Edited by Joseph Keebler, Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA; Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA; Katherine Wilson, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Washington DC, USA and Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer, Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA

1. Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace: An Overview2. Aviation Safety Culture: A Historical Perspective3. High-Reliability Organizations Invest in Resilience4. New Teams on the Flight Deck: Humans and Context-Sensitive Information Automation5. Information Processing in Aviation6. Pilot Attention and Perception and Spatial Cognition7. Managing Workload, Performance, and Situation Awareness in Aviation Systems8. Team Dynamics in the Air: A Review of Team Research Relevant to Aviation9. Human Factors of Flight Training and Simulation10. Human Factors in Aviation Accident Investigations11. Cognitive Architectures for Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace12. Aircrew Fatigue, Sleep Need and Circadian Rhythmicity13. Aviation Displays: Design for Automation and New Display Formats14. Automated Systems in Civil Transport Airplanes: Human Factors Considerations15. Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems16. General Aviation17. An Introduction to Air Traffic Control and the Application of Human Factors18. Maintenance Human Factors and Flight Safety19. Spaceflight Human Factors: Enter the Cosmos20. Human Factors in General Aviation Weather21. Decision Making in Aviation

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*4 stars* "...offers a comprehensive treatment of pilot performance, human factors in aircraft design, and vehicles and systems. Both entirely new and updated chapters cover aviator attention and perception, accident investigation, and automated systems, among other important topics. [P]rovides new chapters, including those devoted to decision-making, aviation and weather, and spaceflight human factors…. primary assessment of this book revolves around its updates. …[A] welcome update, one whose writing is lively, absorbing, and timely."—©Doody’ s Review Service, 2023, John T. Pierce, MBBS(MD) PhD (Navy Environmental Health Center)

ISBN: 9780124201392

Page Count: 620

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Graduate students in human factors and aviation psychology courses; academic researchers in human factors area; aviation professionals in military, government, and commercial settings