Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Human Performance and Limitations

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	342-0389/08
Abbreviation	LVaO
Course title	Human Performance and Limitations
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Institute of Transport
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Basic terms
2. Atmospheric composition and stratification
3. Breathing and blood circulation
4. Effects of partial pressure
5. Cabin pressurisation
6. Effects of acceleration
7. Vision
8. Hearing
9. Motion sickness
10. Flying and health
11. Toxic Risk
12. Processing Information
13. The central decision channel
14. Stress
15. Situation assessment and decision making

Literature

HAWKINS, Frank H. Human factors in flight. Brookfield, Vt., U.S.A.: Gower Pub. Co., c1987. .
WISE, John A., V. David HOPKIN a Daniel J. GARLAND. Handbook of aviation human factors. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2010. Human factors in transportation. .

Advised literature

REASON J.: Human Error. Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-521-31419-0

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