Human Factors in Aviation

Garant předmětu:

Vladimír Socha

Lecturer:

Lenka Hanáková, Boris Oniščenko

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Air Transport

Synopsis:

Human factors in aviation. Breathing, atmosphere. Heart and circulation. Radiation. Human sensory organs, nervous system. Vision, hearing, illusions. Health and hygiene, fatigue, wakefulness and sleep. Information processing, human error. Cockpit management. Behaviour and workload. Automation. Core competencies.

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the issue of human factors in aviation. It is a comprehensive overview of human physiology and psychology covering the requirements of PART-FCL 040, 100 02 and 100 03 02.

Study materials:

ATPL ground training series: Human performance and limitations. Oxford, England: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2014.

Campbell, Ron D., and Michael Bagshaw. Human performance and limitations in aviation. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

Wise, John A., V. David Hopkin, and Daniel J. Garland. Handbook of aviation human factors. CRC Press, 2016.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed	roomHO:B-401 Hanáková L. Oniščenko B. 15:00–17:30 (lecture parallel1) Horská 3 (nová budova) room Hanáková L. Oniščenko B. 15:00–17:30 (lecture parallel1)
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: