Human Factors in Transport

Human Factors in Transport
342-0945/01
čeština Human Factors in Transport
342-0945/02
čeština Human Factors in Transport
342-0945/03
angličtina

Summary

Human factors is a complex scientific discipline that solves the role of a person within a functional system. Thus, as we recognize the performance and reliability of the technical part of the technical agent system), we recognize the performance and reliability of the human part of the system (the human factor). After a very long period of development, man-made systems mainly addressed the performance and reliability of technology, while the performance and reliability of man was solved only marginally. This subject aims at introducing to students of doctoral study the importance of human performance and the failure of a human factor in the efficiency and reliability of man-made systems where the direct failure of a human agent currently represents at least three quarters of all failures.

Literature

Wiener, E. L., Konki, B.G., Human Factors in Aviation, Academia Press,
Berlin, 1998, ISBN: 0-12-750030-8
ALKOV, Robert A. Aviation safety--the human factor: a handbook for flight safety officers and aviation accident investigators. Casper, WY: Endeavor Books, c1997. ISBN 0965370631.
Helmreich, R. L. and Merritt, A. C. Safety and Error Management. Technical Report 98 – 3, University of Texas, Aerospace Crew Research Project. May 1998
Helmreich, R. L., Merritt, A. C. and Sherman, P. J. Human Factors and National Culture. In ICAO Journal, Volume 51 (1996): S. 14 – 16. 1996.

Advised literature

Helmreich, Robert L., Klinect, James, R. & Wilhelm, John, A. Models of Threat, Error, and CRM in Flight Operations. Paper presented at 10th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, Ohio, USA, May 1999.
ICAO. Accident/Incident Reporting Manual (ADREP Manual), ICAO Doc 9156-AN/900, October 1987.
FAA. Human performance considerations in the use and design of aircraft checklists. Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Human Factors Analysis Division. Washington, USA. 1995.

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Language of instruction	čeština, čeština, angličtina
Code	342-0945
Abbreviation	LČvD
Course title	Human Factors in Transport
Coordinating department	Institute of Transport
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D.