Aviation automation : the search for a human-centered approach /

This volume is focused on the aviation domain. It offers eloquent and carefully reasoned arguments for a human-centered approach to the development and implementation of new technology in aviation. Part I is an overview of automation in aviation and explains both the application of automation and th...

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Main Author: Billings, C. E. (Charles E.), 1929-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 1997.
Series:Human factors in transportation.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume is focused on the aviation domain. It offers eloquent and carefully reasoned arguments for a human-centered approach to the development and implementation of new technology in aviation. Part I is an overview of automation in aviation and explains both the application of automation and the concept of human-centered automation. Part II traces the evolution and course of aviation automation. This covers air traffic control and management as well as aircraft automation. Part III discusses the role of human operators in the aviation system and human-machine integration in the future system. Part IV looks to the future; it expands on novel concepts and discusses requirements for aviation automation and its certification.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 355 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and indexes.
ISBN:1351464930
9781351464932
9781315137995
1315137992