Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 555 views

    Human Factor

    Uploaded by

    Chiranjivi Kuthumi
    This document provides an introduction to human factors in aviation. It discusses how over 80% of aviation accidents are related to human error. The history of human factors is outlined, from efforts during World War I and II to reduce high accident rates, to the modern focus on understanding human performance capabilities and limitations within complex human-machine systems. Key aspects of human factors covered include perception, fatigue, ergonomics, communications and error. The importance of regulatory requirements and designing aircraft to optimize the human-machine interface are also summarized.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Human Factor

    Uploaded by

    Chiranjivi Kuthumi
    555 views59 pages
    This document provides an introduction to human factors in aviation. It discusses how over 80% of aviation accidents are related to human error. The history of human factors is outlined, from efforts during World War I and II to reduce high accident rates, to the modern focus on understanding human performance capabilities and limitations within complex human-machine systems. Key aspects of human factors covered include perception, fatigue, ergonomics, communications and error. The importance of regulatory requirements and designing aircraft to optimize the human-machine interface are also summarized.

    Original Description:

    Human Factors in Civil Aviation

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides an introduction to human factors in aviation. It discusses how over 80% of aviation accidents are related to human error. The history of human factors is outlined, from efforts during World War I and II to reduce high accident rates, to the modern focus on understanding human performance capabilities and limitations within complex human-machine systems. Key aspects of human factors covered include perception, fatigue, ergonomics, communications and error. The importance of regulatory requirements and designing aircraft to optimize the human-machine interface are also summarized.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    555 views59 pages

    Human Factor

    Uploaded by

    Chiranjivi Kuthumi
    This document provides an introduction to human factors in aviation. It discusses how over 80% of aviation accidents are related to human error. The history of human factors is outlined, from efforts during World War I and II to reduce high accident rates, to the modern focus on understanding human performance capabilities and limitations within complex human-machine systems. Key aspects of human factors covered include perception, fatigue, ergonomics, communications and error. The importance of regulatory requirements and designing aircraft to optimize the human-machine interface are also summarized.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 59

    Human Factor in Aviation-

    An introduction
    Er. Raju Shrestha
    Deputy Director
    Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
    27th June 2017
    Session outline
    Objective
    Concept of human factors
    History of human factor in aviation
    Examples
    Session objective
    By the end of session the participants will be
    able to-
    1. Describe importance of human factor in
    aviation
    2. Explain history and evolution of human
    factor in aviation
    3. State various factor that have impact in
    human performance
    Early commercial aircraft
    Modern jet
    Human factor-What does it mean?
    What is human factor??
    Human Factors
    Human factors refers to
    the study of humans as
    components of complex
    systems made up of
    people and technology.
    These are often called
    sociotechnical systems.
    Human Factors

    Human factors is concerned with


    understanding the performance capabilities
    and limitations of the individual human
    operator.
    As well as the collective role of all the
    people in the system which contribute to its
    output.
    Which therefore includes factors such as
    organizational culture.
    Human Machine Interface
    Visual
    Aural
    Olfactory
    Gustatory
    Kinesthetic
    A bad day at the office!
    Another bad day at the office!
    Human Factors:
    What about aviation?
    Over the past 40 years, over 80%
    of accidents and incidents were
    related to the human element
    and were largely preventable
    through the proper application of
    Human Factors principles.
    If the accident or incident rate is
    to be decreased, human factors
    must be better understood and
    the knowledge more broadly
    applied.

    http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/AAM-600/610/600Air-HFB.html
    History
    Flight safety is the major objective of the
    International Civil Aviation Organization.
    Considerable progress has been made, but
    additional improvements are needed and can be
    achieved. It has long been known that some
    three out of four accidents result from less than
    optimum human performance, indicating that
    any advance in this field can be expected to
    have a significant influence on the improvement
    of flight safety
    ICAO adoption of HF
    This was recognized by the ICAO Assembly, which in
    1986 adopted Resolution A26-9 on Flight Safety and
    Human Factors. As a follow-up to the Assembly
    Resolution, the Air Navigation Commission
    formulated the following objective for the task:
    "To improve safety in aviation by making States more
    aware and responsive to the importance of human
    factors in civil aviation operations through the
    provision of practical human factors material and
    measures developed on the basis of experience in
    States."
    Regulatory requirement
    Annex 1-flight crew, ATC, FOO, AME/AMT
    Annex 3- MET training and interpretation
    Annex 4-interprepation
    Annex 6-OPS/checklist/AOM/ MCM/MP
    Annex 8-chapter 7operating environment and
    human factors
    Annex 10- Nav aids
    Annex 11- ATS personnel training
    Annex 14- Aerodrome emergency
    Annex 15- AIM coordination
    People are not autonomous, they are
    component of system
    Understanding human error
    Human factors covers many areas:

    Perception
    Memory
    Learning and Motivation
    Personality interpersonal relations
    Human-computer
    Human Information
    Processing
    Fatigue
    Ergonomics
    Communications
    interaction
    Error
    Anthropometrics
    Culture national, organizational, professional
    The Human Contribution to
    Aviation Safety
    The negative dimension:
    Considered systemically, the human factors
    contribution to accidents and incidents is
    nearly 100%, for most well defended
    sociotechnical systems.
    Myth- People are problems
    The Human Contribution to
    Aviation Safety
    The positive dimension:
    It is also clear from operational experience and
    accident/incident investigation that humans
    play the primary role in maintaining and
    enhancing the safety of the aviation system.
    Reality-people create safety
    Origin of human factors
    WW I
    Royal Air Force accident rate Every 100 pilots
    killed

    -2 were killed by enemy


    -8 killed due engine or mechanical failure
    -90 killed due own individual deficiency
    World War II
    Little improvement in technology until 1930
    with military aircraft like Hawker Hurricane,
    Spitfire etc. with great advancement in
    aircraft performance.
    With WW II at door:
    -more pilots need
    -less time to train them
    -new technology like RADAR introduced
    WW II: birth of human factors
    Extremely high loss rate especially during
    training
    New weapons failed to meet the designed
    potential
    Weak link- performance of human operator
    Beaufort
    Key facts
    140 Beauforts lost mostly fatal between
    1942-1943
    One loss every 3 days
    4 crew members
    Reluctance to accept anything was wrong
    with the aircraft
    Easy to accuse pilots for mishandling
    Research on Human psychomotor
    performance
    Matching and machine
    Design aircraft and other machine to
    optimize the man and machine interface
    components
    This field was known as human engineering,
    human factors, ergonomics, human
    performance
    Can he reach the switch?
    Will it be accurate?
    Is he getting exact one?
    Easy??
    Summary
    Human is at the center of all activities in
    aviation
    Human is both weakness and strength in
    aviation
    Human is fallible
    Only the means to check the human failure is
    the purpose of modern human factor
    principles in aviation
    Discussion!!
    Thank you for patience!

    Raju.shrestha@caanepal.org.np

    You might also like