Introduction:
Hello, my name is Shanel Crusoe and I am a second-year doctoral student at Colorado Technical University. My doctoral concentration is a Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in Big Data Analytics
My Contact information:
Shanel Crusoe
Shanel.Crusoe1@student.ctuonline.edu
My subject of research interest:
Airplanes remain the safest form of transportation. According to the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) flying is the safest form of transportation. However, airplane accidents do occur, and one of the most common causes of aviation accidents other than mechanical failures is human error. It is essential to determine the root cause of pilot errors, to prevent human-error-related airplane accidents from reoccurring. Additionally, with a better understanding of human errors that occur during the take-off and landing phases of flight, better training programs can be implemented to eliminate or reduce human error. Human error is inevitable, and it is important to collect reliable information on what causes human-related errors in airplane accidents.
My Research Question:
Can real-time machine learning predict the causal factors that lead to human error aviation accidents during the take-off and landing phases of flight?
Relating Literature
Contextual Topics:
One of the contextual topics related to my subject is ‘Human Error in Aviation’, by authors Rene Amalberti and Liên Wioland. This article focuses on aviation safety and the associated human factors. Human error is recognized to be the primary cause of accidents. There is an increased effort to primarily target this problem in efforts to reduce human errors that lead to accidents (Amalberti, & Wioland, 2020).
Another contextual topic related to my subject is ‘Human Error Perspectives in Aviation’, by authors Douglas A. Wiegmann &Scott A. Shappell. This article focuses on how humans play a pivotal role in aviation accidents. The article focuses on the human error framework and the accident investigation process, it further focuses on systematically organizing the errors that have theoretical similarities. The aim is to enhance safety programs, that often rely primarily on personal experiences, the ultimate intent of the article is to provide safety practitioners with an overview of the human error perspectives in aviation (Wiegmann & Shappell, 2001)
Relating Theoretical Topics:
A theoretical topic that relates to my subject is ‘Applying Modern Error Theory to the Problem of Missed Injuries in Trauma’, by authors D. L. Clarke, J. Gouveia, S. R. Thomson & D. J. J. Muckart. This article addresses the theory that if human error is accounted for during trauma surgeries, it can then reduce the number of missed injuries. A missed injury was anything that escaped detection from the initial medical assessment. These missed injuries were recorded, and the physician level was documented. Although missing injuries are uncommon, they can be made by all grades of staff, and understanding these errors will develop error reduction strategies. Similarly, in aviation accidents, human errors can occur at any phase of flight by either the pilot or the flight crew (Clarke, 2008).
References
Amalberti, R., & Wioland, L. I. E. N. (2020). Human error in aviation. In Aviation safety (pp. 91-
108). CRC Press.
Clarke, D. L., Gouveia, J., Thomson, S. R., & Muckart, D. J. J. (2008). Applying modern error
theory to the problem of missed injuries in trauma. World journal of surgery, 32(6), 1176-1182.
Wiegmann, D. A., & Shappell, S. A. (2001). Human error perspectives in aviation. The
International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 11(4), 341-357.
