Aviation Automation - The Search for A Human-centered Approach

The advent of very compact, very powerful digital computers has made it possible to automate a great many processes that formerly required large, complex machinery

List of contents

Contents: Preface. Part I: Aviation Automation: Past, Present, and Future. Statement of the Problem. The Context and Environments of Aviation. A Concept of Human-Centered Automation. Part II: The Evolution and Course of Aviation Automation. Humans and the Evolution of Industrial Automation. The Evolution of Aircraft Automation. Aircraft Automation in the Future. Air Traffic Control and Management Automation. Future Air Traffic Management Automation. Part III: The Roles of Human Operators in the Aviation System. Benefits and Costs of Aviation Automation. Human and Machine Roles: Responsibility and Authority. Integration and Coupling in the Aviation System. Part IV: Issues for Future Aviation Automation. Advanced and Novel Automation Concepts for the Future System. Requirements for Aviation Automation. Requirements for Certification of Aviation Automation. Automated Systems in Other Domains. Comments and Conclusions. Appendices: Aviation Accidents and Incidents. Wiener and Curry Guidelines for Aircraft Automation (1980).

About the author

Billings, Charles E.

Summary

The advent of very compact, very powerful digital computers has made it possible to automate a great many processes that formerly required large, complex machinery

Product details

• Authors: Charles E. Billings, Billings Charles E.
• Assisted by: Barry H. Kantowitz (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1996
• EAN: 9780805821260
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2126-0
• No. of pages: 370
• Weight: 840 g
• Series: Human Factors in Transportation
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; COMPUTERS / Computer Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, computer science, Aerospace & aviation technology, Manufacturing industries, Aviation Manufacturing Industry, Aerospace and aviation technology