This paper presents some research issues relevant to the datalink problem in aviation. It focuses on agents and cognitive functions as cognitive tools to represent and investigate communication issues in aviation. Cooperative work within the aviation system is analyzed using an agent-oriented methodology. Consequently, a method for humancentered automation is proposed. The main issue developed ...

Given the growing interest in addressing aviation-related environmental challenges, environmental impacts need to be assessed along with operational performance for any large-scale proposed change to the air transportation system. Existing tools can evaluate operational and environmental performance separately, but do not adequately address tradeoffs between different goals. This work presents ...

Blood samples submitted to the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) from aviation accident fatalities are analyzed for carbon monoxide (CO), as carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), and hydrogen cyanide, as cyanide (CN(-)). These analyses are performed to establish possible exposure of victims to smoke from in-flight/post-crash fires or to CO from faulty exhaust/heating systems. The presence of both gases in...

CHATURVEDI AK, CRAFT KJ, CANFIELD DV, WHINNERY JE. Toxicological findings from 1587 civil aviation accident pilot fatalities, 1999–2003. Aviat Space Environ Med 2005; 76:1145–50. Introduction: The prevalence of drug and ethanol use in aviation is monitored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Under such monitoring, toxicological studies for the 1989–1993 and 1994–1998 periods indicated...

The evolution of building codes typically produce design provisions that are expected to create safer and more accurate designs. We as engineers expect building codes to advance the state of the art with each successive edition. The 2009 International Building Code (IBC) and the Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) have significant revisions affecting the design of ti...