Distributed cognition in aviation operations: a gate-to-gate study with implications for distributed crewing

Ergonomics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 138-155

  Stanton, Neville A ^a   Plant, Katherine L ^a   Revell, Kirsten M A ^a   Griffin, Thomas G C ^a   Moffat, Scott ^a   Stanton, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aviation; distributed cognition; EAST method; networks; System of systems

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; ERGONOMICS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PHYSICAL THERAPY; SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS;

AVIATION OPERATIONS; AVIATION SYSTEMS; CARGO OPERATIONS; DISTRIBUTED COGNITION; EAST METHOD; EVENT ANALYSIS; GATE TO GATES; THREE NETWORKS;

TAXICABS;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; AVIATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AVIATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PILOTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85057527128     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2018.1520917     Document Type: Article

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