Human Factors Engineering
MIT OpenCourseWare's aeronautics and astronautics course examines how human sensory, motor, and cognitive limits shape the design of complex aviation and space systems. Topics include principles of displays and controls, ergonomics, manual control, the nature of human error, basic experimental design, and human-computer interaction in supervisory control settings. Undergraduates work through aviation accident case studies, quizzes, homework assignments, and hands-on projects, while graduate students complete the same coursework plus an original research project with a written report and oral presentation. Materials are drawn directly from MIT's classroom offering and made available under an open license, letting learners study the same assignments used by undergraduate and graduate students. No certificate is offered since this is a self-study OpenCourseWare release, but full syllabus, assignments, and project guidelines are included.