Human Factors in Aviation

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Department of Air Transport

Synopsis:

Human performace & limitations, capability & competence, accident statistics, flight safety, fundamentals of flight physiology, man & environment, breathing & circulation, sensory system, health & hygiene, health preservation, intoxication, incapacitation, fundamentals of flight psychology, human information processing, memory & learning, theory & model of human error, body rhythms & sleep, stress, fatigue, working methods.

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not defined

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Study Objective:

Introduce the students to the topic of human factors in aviation. Provide a comprehensive survey of physiology and psychology in the extent needed for further explanation, explain the basic concept of human performance and limitations in aviation with special respect to flight safety.

Study materials:

Beňo, L., Dzvoník, O.: Ľudské faktory v letectve. Žilinská univerzita 2004

Dylevský, I.: Základy anatomie a fyziologie člověka. Epava, Olomouc 1995

Háčik, Ľ.: Lidská výkonnost a omezení. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Brno 2002

Nekonečný, M.: Základy psychologie, Academia, Praha 1998

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: