Course: Human Performances and Limitations in Aviation

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Course title Human Performances and Limitations in Aviation
Course code KLD/XALVP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vojtíšek Stanislav, PhDr.
  • Červenková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Socha Vladimír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kopecký Michal, Mgr. et Mgr.
Course content
1. Human factors: basic concepts, man and the surrounding environment, human performance and limitations, aviation safety traffic, accident statistics, ability, competence. 2. Fundamentals of aviation physiology: atmosphere, respiration and blood circulation. 3. Fundamentals of aviation physiology: central and peripheral nervous system, sensory perception and information processing from the surrounding environment. 4. Fundamentals of aviation physiology: anatomy and physiology of sight, hearing and vestibular apparatus, other sensory modalities, integration of sensory inputs. 5. Health and hygiene: problem areas, common health problems, prevention. 6. Harmful and psychotropic substances. 7. Basics of aviation psychology: human processing of information, perception. 8. Fundamentals of aviation psychology: attention, memory, learning, choice of response, motivation, fallibility and reliability of human behavior, decision making. 9. Vigilance and vigilance, sleep and wakefulness, body rhythms, daily and other cycles. 10. Load, stress, fatigue, overload and underload, methods of work. 11. Risk Assessment. 12. Information sources on the human factor in aircraft maintenance. 13. The share of engineering and technical specialists in the investigation of air accidents.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to familiarize students with the principles of the human factor in aviation, to provide a comprehensive overview of human physiology and psychology to the extent necessary for understanding the subsequent interpretation, to explain the basic relationships of human performance and limitations in aviation activity (especially with regard to the safety of air traffic).
After completing the course, the student will understand the human factor and its influence not only on aviation.
Prerequisites
An awareness of the presence of the human factor in all activities is assumed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Completion of the final test and at least some participation in classes is required.
Recommended literature
  • Háčik, Ľubomír. Lidská výkonnost a omezení. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002. ISBN 80-7204-236-X.
  • Šulc, Jiří. Lidská výkonnost (040 00) . Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7204-688-1.
  • Šulc, Jiří. Lidský činitel v údržbě letadel. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2006. ISBN 80-7204-482-6.


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