Artificial Intelligence and Human Performance in Transportation: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032751983 ISBN 13: 9781032751986

Publisher: CRC Press, 2024

Synopsis

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major technological advancement in the 21st century. With its influence spreading to all aspects of our lives and the engineering sector, establishing well-defined objectives is crucial for successfully integrating AI in the field of transportation. This book presents different ways of adopting emerging technologies in transportation operations, including security, safety, online training, and autonomous vehicle operations on land, sea, and air.

This guide is a dynamic resource for senior management and decision-makers, with essential practical advice distilled from the expertise of specialists in the field. It addresses the most critical issues facing transportation service providers in adopting AI and investigates the relationship between the human operator and the technology to navigate what is and is not feasible or impossible. Case studies of actual implementation provide context to common scenarios in the transportation sector.

This book will serve the reader as the starting point for practical questions regarding the deployment and safety assurance of new and emergent technologies in the transportation domains. Artificial Intelligence and Human Performance in Transportation is a beneficial read for professionals in the fields of Human Factors, Engineering (Aviation, Maritime and Land), Logistics, Manufacturing, Accident Investigation and Safety, Cybersecurity and Human Resources.

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About the Author

Dimitrios Ziakkas is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, IN, USA. He is an Airbus captain, instructor, and examiner with current A-320, A-330/350, A-340 type ratings. A cross-cultural communicator, global citizen, and innovator, Dimitrios has over 30 years of experience in military and civil aviation operations worldwide, integrating manpower planning involving selection and recruitment aviation practices in multi-disciplinary research programs. His professional background is diverse, from history and humanities to engineering and science, relating not only with the history of aviation technological devices and processes but also with technology in history (the relationship of aviation technology to politics, economics, science, arts, and the organization of production), including the role it plays in the differentiation of individuals in society.

Anastasios Plioutsias is an Assistant Professor of Human Factors at Coventry University, UK. He has over ten years of experience in Human Factors and Accident & Incident Investigations. He was a fighter pilot in Hellenic Air Force (HAF) for 27 years with flight experience in F-16BLK52+ and F-4E Phantoms (2500 flight hours in fighter). He is an experienced accident and incident investigator, and he had assigned to all levels of investigation boards when he was on duty in HAF. He is a member of RAeS, SaRS, ISASI, EAAP and the European Chapter of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032751983
• ISBN 13: 9781032751986
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 148
• Editor: Ziakkas Dimitrios, Plioutsias Anastasios