Increasing air safety
Most fatal accidents in air transport occur during the flight including take off and landing. Key component of research on improving aircraft safety are gaining better understanding of the human factor and developing improved decision-support tools for air crews. Advanced concepts, methods and techniques for human-centered design of cockpit displays are being developed and human-machine interaction is being analysed. Furthermore, studies have been undertaken on the role of automation in decision making and collaboration in the cockpit in managing information from various sources including cockpit, air traffic management and ground control.