Handbook of Aviation Human Factors (Human Factors in Transportation Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805816801 ISBN 13: 9780805816808

Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1999

Synopsis

A comprehensive source covering applications of human factors to aviation systems and operations, this handbook covers topics such as cabin staff and security, technical and navigational innovations, advances in communication, cost and time pressures on procurement, and new applications of automation. It covers human-macine relationships, cultural differences in practices and procedures, cognitive processes underlying human task performance, as well as maintenance, certification, verification and validation in the quest for even better system reliability. The handbook discusses major developments in aviation and in human factors, and foresees some of the further developments in this field.

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Review:

...represents an interesting and thorough review of an emerging area of applied psychology. Readers interested in developing aviation human factors as their area of expertise will be well-served by this Handbook and will find it of particular value.
—Personnel Psychology

The editors have made this Handbook an overview rather than a cookbook. It is written at an introductory level, making it an excellent textbook and starting point for students and less experienced researchers. It is accurate, current, selective, very readable, and easy to understand. Its strength is in quantitative topics.
—Ergonomics in Design

About this edition

• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0805816801
• ISBN 13: 9780805816808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 712
• Editor: Wise John A., Hopkin V. David, Garland Daniel J.