Human factors in air force aircraft accidents

This symposium will review the technical findings of an Air Force-contractor study that comprehensively examined the needs of human factors engineering in the research, development, test-and-evaluation and operations process for Air Force systems. A nine-month team effort concluded in September 1979 constituted one of the most intensive and extensive inquiries into the human factors field that has been undertaken.

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8. Human Factors Implications of Unmanned Aircraft Accidents: Flight-Control Problems

Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research - Human Factors of Remotely Operated Vehicles ◽

10.1016/s1479-3601(05)07008-6 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 105-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

K WILLIAMS

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Flight Control ◽

Unmanned Aircraft ◽

Control Problems ◽

Aircraft Accidents

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Effects of Maintenance Human Factors in Maintenance-Related Aircraft Accidents

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198196151700103 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 1517 (1) ◽

pp. 17-28

Author(s):

Matthew D. Dorn

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Process Analysis ◽

Frequency Of Occurrence ◽

Aircraft Accidents ◽

Causal Factors ◽

Process Level

To help prevent maintenance-related aircraft accidents the complex factors behind previous accidents must be understood. Maintenance-related aircraft accidents were studied to determine the effects of maintenance human factors. A taxonomy of causal factors was developed and used to classify the causes of 101 military and civilian accidents and to determine the frequency of occurrence for each factor. The taxonomy identifies elements, such as people and hardware, interfaces between elements (i.e., human factors), and maintenance processes comprised of elements and interfaces. Human factors were found to have a significant effect in the 86 military and 15 civilian maintenance-related accidents studied. Whereas investigation boards were found to focus most heavily on element failures, a majority of the failures were found to occur at the process level. Maintenance instructions and their interfaces with the maintainers and inspectors who use them were the most frequently failed elements and interfaces, respectively. Recommendations are made to guide further research, and ideas are provided for improving process analysis by maintenance units and investigation boards.

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Integrating a Systems Analysis Approach within Aircraft Maintenance Environments

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193129804201811 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 42 (18) ◽

pp. 1326-1330

Author(s):

D. A. Mitta ◽

L. Quill ◽

B. L. Masquelier ◽

P. A. Pohle

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Air Force ◽

Systems Analysis ◽

Research Laboratory ◽

Technical Information ◽

Analysis Approach ◽

Task Environment ◽

Advanced Technologies ◽

Depot Maintenance ◽

Air Force Research Laboratory

The Crew Survivability and Logistics Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/HES) is currently directing a program of research focused on enhancing the task environment for programmed depot maintenance (PDM) technicians. One issue being addressed by the Integrated Technical Information for the Air Logistics Centers (ITI-ALC) program is the appropriate insertion of advanced technologies into the PDM task environment. One challenge facing AFRL/HES was to identify those PDM functions for which the insertion of ITI-ALC technologies would be most beneficial. This paper describes how the application of a traditional human factors-based systems analysis led to the identification of these functions.

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A Review of Human Factors Research Performed from 2014 to 2017 in Support of the Royal Canadian Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Project

Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems ◽

10.1139/juvs-2020-0012 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

G. Robert Arrabito ◽

Ming Hou ◽

Simon Banbury ◽

Blake Martin ◽

Fahad Ahmad ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Air Force ◽

Preliminary Investigation ◽

Research Centre ◽

Military Organizations ◽

Remotely Piloted Aircraft ◽

Defence Research ◽

Aircraft System ◽

System Project ◽

Royal Canadian Air Force

Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) are tools for military organizations to help remove humans from dangerous situations, and permit operations in severe and inhospitable environments. To support the procurement of an RPAS fleet under Canada’s Strong, Secure, Engaged 2017 defence policy, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) under the RCAF Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project (subsequently replaced by the RCAF RPAS project) funded Defence Research and Development Canada – Toronto Research Centre to conduct a preliminary investigation of human factors (HF) issues relating to the performance of the crew in the ground control station (GCS) to control a RPAS. This paper presents a review of the RCAF research program conducted between 2014 and 2017 that discusses HF issues in RPAS operations and how training is associated with the HF attributes of decision making, skills/knowledge, and mission preparation. Also, this paper presents a training needs analysis methodology and analysis that identified essential RPAS crew competencies (expressed as the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by each crew member to perform their respective tasks). Finally, this paper discusses work that investigated experimentation and evaluation capabilities to support RPAS operator training and GCS airworthiness certification.

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The Food Service Worker in the Military Dining Facility: Job Satisfaction, Training, and Human Factors

Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193127401800319 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 337-339

Author(s):

Lawrence E. Symington

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Human Factors ◽

Air Force ◽

Food Service ◽

Service Systems ◽

Service Worker ◽

Service Workers ◽

Factors Analysis ◽

Food Service Workers ◽

The Military

Surveys and interviews were administered to both civilian and military food service workers at two Air Force bases to assess job satisfaction, opinions about environmental and equipment features relevant to potential human factors problems, and opinions about additional training. Results indicated that while military personnel were somewhat more unhappy about their work, civilian workers also expressed dissatisfaction. Overall, the workers were least satisfied with promotions, pay, and the work itself; and more satisfied with their co-workers and supervisors. In the human factors area, workers were particularly concerned with the heat in their kitchens and the inadequacy (both agewise and qualitywise) of their equipment. Several young military workers expressed a desire to leave the food service area. A recommendation for the inclusion of the worker-human factors analysis in future assessments of food service systems is made.

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Cockpit Automation Technology

Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193128402800601 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 487-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anthony J. Aretz

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Air Force ◽

Design Methodology ◽

United States Air Force ◽

Human Performance ◽

The United States ◽

Weapon Systems ◽

System Requirements ◽

Automation Technology ◽

Baseline Approach

This paper presents a prototype methodology conceived by the United States Air Force to establish a baseline approach in the development of a new human factors crew station design methodology for emerging weapon systems. The goal of the project is to develop a structured human factors design methodology that can be used by designers to assess emerging technologies and relate them to system requirements and human performance characteristics so that the features of the resulting designs satisfy specific operational mission objectives.

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