Federal Aviation Administration

Aerospace Medical and Human Factors Research

Updated: 8:10 am ET March 16, 2009

Aerospace Human Factors Research

Under the guidance of the Federal Air Surgeon, the Aerospace Human Factors Research Division at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute conducts research that focuses on improving individual system effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. Located at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, a major emphasis of the division is its focus on improving human performance through enhanced equipment design. Interface design, organizational effectiveness, and validation of selection procedures are among the factors investigated at the facility. more...

Aerospace Medical Research

Researchers employ the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute's (CAMI) sophisticated medical equipment and facilities to focus on bioaeronautical aspects of safety and security in the NAS, including forensic toxicology, functional genomics, biochemistry, accident research, passenger and crew protection, survival research, environmental physiology, bioinformatics and vision research. more...

Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports

The Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports index lists aviation research reports from 1961 to the present. The reports are available in full-text Adobe PDF format for viewing and downloading.

8:10 am ET March 16, 2009