Title :
SMART Center: a distance training approach for aviation maintenance personnel
Author :
Chandler, Terrell N. ; Earon, Craig
Author_Institution :
Galaxy Sci. Corp., Tucker, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper will describe the SMART Center (Safe Maintenance in Aviation Resource Training Center) developed for the FAA Office of Aviation Medicine to teach human factors concepts to aviation maintenance personnel. The intent of this paper is to illustrate possibilities of training through a virtual campus. The issues that one must consider when implementing such a facility will be highlighted, as will be the advantages to taking such an approach
Keywords :
Internet; aerospace computing; aircraft maintenance; computer aided instruction; computer based training; engineering education; human factors; FAA Office of Aviation Medicine; SMART Center; aviation maintenance personnel; aviation resource training center; distance training approach; human factors concepts; safe maintenance; Communication industry; Distance learning; Educational institutions; FAA; Government; Human factors; Industrial training; Management training; Personnel; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1997. Computational Cybernetics and Simulation., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4053-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1997.638318
