Aviation Research
Human Factors in Aviation is core business in the Department of Systems Engineering and Human Factors. It has established a worldwide reputation for its research and consultancy work for airlines, aircraft manufacturers and transport regulatory bodies. The Department’s involvement in this area encompasses training research, accident/incident investigation, crew resource management, flight deck design, and flight simulation. All aspects of aviation are covered, commercial, military, general aviation and even gliding. Members of the Department have won international critical acclaim for their work, including the Hodgson prize and Royal Aeronautical Society Bronze Award in 2006 for work leading to advances in aerospace and the award for the best paper at the International Society of Air Safety Investigators conference in 2007.
Cranfield is uniquely well-positioned to perform research in the area of flight operations and safety. We have our own engineering flight simulation facility for the design, development and real-time evaluation of new flight deck interfaces and a smaller flight simulator in which General Aviation research can be undertaken in a safe, controlled environment. In addition to these facilities, Cranfield has its own fleet of experimental and training aircraft operated by the National Flying Laboratory Centre.
Details of some of the research and consultancy activities undertaken in the area of Human Factors in Aviation can be found on the research pages of this web site.
