Lec 1 Flashcards
What is Human factors?
It is multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile
information about human capabilities and limitations and
apply that information to equipment, systems, facilities,
procedures, jobs, environments, training, staffing, and
personnel management for safe, comfortable, and
effective human performance”
What are some of the elements of Human factors?
Industrial Engineering Clinical Psychology Experimental Psychology Anthropometric Science Educational Psychology Medical Science Computer Science Safety Engineering Cognitive science
WHat was the HF role in WWI?
The principal roles were observation, attack of ground
installations and troops and air-to-air aerial combat
• Pilot selection and training
• Physiological stresses on pilots (e.g., Open cockpit)
• Equipment design (e.g., Oxygen supply)
Currently what is the main cause or factor in Aviation accidents?
Humans
Historically what was the main focus cause of an aviation accident?
Technical errors.
Historical accidents or modern day accidents have always had a presence of human factors being a main cause or factor for aviation accidents. True or false?
True
What are the two objectives of Human factors?
Safety and efficiency
What is Industrial Engineering?
Industrial Engineering is about work such as setting realistic work standards, efficient working environment and work performance.
What is Educational psychology?
Educational psychology focuses on how people learn and
educational design and materials to optimise learning
experience and its outcomes.
What is Organisational Psychology?
Organisational psychology is about relationships between
people and work. Examples include job satisfaction and
the selection, placement, training and development of
personnel.
What is Clinical Psychology?
Clinical psychology is about understanding, preventing
and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction
and promoting subjective well-being of the individual
such as dealing with stress and coping mechanisms for
adverse situations.
What is Experimental Psychology?
Experimental psychology is the study of a variety of basic
behavioural processes such as learning, human
performance and communication.
What medical human factors system did Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth create?
The Call back system i.e surgeon says knife the nurse will repeat the word knife then proceed to pass it to the surgeon.
Which aviation system is similar to the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth call back system?
Read Back
What is the Read-back system?
A procedure whereby the receiving station repeats a received message or an appropriate part thereof back to the transmitting station so as to obtain confirmation of correct reception.
