Human factors in aviation /

Since the 1950s, a number of specialized books dealing with human factors has been published, but very little in aviation. Human Factors in Aviation is the first comprehensive review of contemporary applications of human factors research to aviation. A "must" for aviation professionals, eq...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Wiener, Earl L., Nagel, David C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1988.
Series:Academic Press series in cognition and perception.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Since the 1950s, a number of specialized books dealing with human factors has been published, but very little in aviation. Human Factors in Aviation is the first comprehensive review of contemporary applications of human factors research to aviation. A "must" for aviation professionals, equipment and systems designers, pilots, and managers--with emphasis on definition and solution of specific problems. General areas of human cognition and perception, systems theory, and safety are approached through specific topics in aviation--behavioral analysis of pilot performance, cockpit automation, advancing display and control technology, and training methods
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 684 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 and index.
ISBN:9780080570907
0080570909
0127500316
9780127500317
1322271143
9781322271149