Facilities

Department of Engineering Technology

Overview

Engineering Technology Department is committed to the on-going development and expansion of its research programs. Current research efforts are funded by federal and state agencies, industry, and private foundations. These efforts are dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of aviation at the state, national and international levels.

The University's combination of flight experienced faculty and students, in combination with extensive simulator capabilities, creates one of the world's best human factors research testbeds. Accordingly, the University has stimulated efforts to build a major human factors research capability.

The University's dedicated, aviation-oriented faculty and student body, laboratories, simulators, and flight facilities provide the basic ingredients for supporting the on-going development and expansion of human factors research. This program has been designed to supportthe FAA objective of using human factors research to improve safety and efficiency throughout the National AirSpace system.

Current and future research plans include projects focused on human-centered automation, applications of virtual reality, assessing the human role in causing and avoiding accidents, development of better methods of assessing quality of human performance in aviation/aerospace systems, development of improved flight crew/controller communications and systems support capabilities, the development of cost-effectiveness evaluation of techniques for selection and training aviation administrative, operations, flight and maintenance personnel, and the development of standards and procedures for the validation and certification of human engineering design criteria.

Engineering Technology Department has a cadre of human factors specialists, a wide variety of training facilities capable of supporting research program objectives, and a master plan to guide the orderly development of the research programs and facilities.

The facilities include:

CAD Lab
Basic Circuits & Power, Communications, Digital & Microprocessor, and Mirco Electronics Labs
Avionics Repair Station
Wind Tunnel