DEFINITION:

Research into the ways in which humans gather and process information, converting «data» into «knowledge», studies of human sensory, perceptual and cognitive processes.

(Source: ACARE Domain 902)

SUBDOMAINS:

  1. Knowledge engineering
  2. Information gathering
  3. Information processing (aircrew, ATM, ground staff)
  4. Cognitive aspects of operator performance
  5. Human error and reliability studies