The path to sustainable aviation including drones and advanced air mobility (AAM), is one where human factors and ergonomic (HFE) practitioners play an important role. With this technology comes a focus on clean energy, reduced emissions, and efficient infrastructure satisfying the sustainability aspect, but it also brings HFE challenges including decision making, workload, and display design. This expert panel will present lessons learned from industry and academia as a springboard to a discussion with the audience.
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