Coping with Computers in the Cockpit
Edited by
Sidney Dekker
Erik Hollnagel
Increasing cockpit automation in commercial fleets across the world has had a profound impact on the cognitive work that is carried out on the flight deck. Pilots have largely been transformed into supervisory controllers, managing a suite of human and automated resources. Operational and training requirements have changed, and the potential for human error and system breakdown has shifted.
This compelling book critically examines how airlines, regulators, educators and manufacturers cope with these and other consequences of advanced aircraft automation.
Written and edited by recognised international authorities in their subject, this book features:
current initiatives from all corners of the aviation industry;
practical and scientific approaches to flight deck automation problems;
easy to understand writing style, designed for both practitioners and scientists;
recent developments in automation and human factors.
Dealing with recent developments in
automation and human factors in a leading edge domain, this invaluable book is relevant for other professions that are concerned with human performance in highly technical systems, for example those in air traffic control, critical care medicine, nuclear power, shipping, space and process control industries.
This accessible volume makes essential reading for pilots, trainers, investigators, regulators, simulator manufacturers and users, aviation psychologists, cognitive and aeronautical engineers and scientists.