Industrial Applications in Aerospace

Catalog description

This course examines human factors principles and elements in developing and designing effective processes and applications for the aerospace industry. The course provides a working knowledge in areas of cognitive neuroscience and cognitive engineering, performance analysis, modeling, intelligent systems, and control design. Topics of emphasis examine neuroengineering, simulation and virtual environments, distributed cognition, adaptive technology, investigative approaches, engineered standards, human-robot collaboration, and other aerospace applications incorporating human factors considerations. The course builds a foundation for researching and designing operational applications in several venues for the aerospace industry. An orientation focusing on current and emerging technologies assesses approaches to integrate human factors elements and to collaborate effectively within the industry environment. Methods in the course employ scenario-based platforms and synthesizing learning from multiple disciplines.