Investigating mode errors on automated flight decks: Illustrating the problem-driven, cumulative, and interdisciplinary nature of human factors research

Human Factors

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 506-510

  Sarter, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION DOMAIN; COUNTERMEASURES (CM); DEGREE OF COUPLING; FLIGHT DECKS; FUTURE RESEARCH; HUMAN FACTORS; HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS (HFE); HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; HUMAN-AUTOMATION INTERACTIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS; MENTAL MODELS; MODE ERRORS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; TEACHING TOOLS; TO MODE;

AUTOMATION; ERGONOMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AIRCRAFT; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TRAINING;

AVIATION; AWARENESS; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SAFETY;

EID: 47849091396     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872008X312233     Document Type: Review

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