A Constituent Association of the Aerospace Medical Association.
Henry L. Taylor founded AsHFA in1990.
WHO WE ARE
As a constituent organization of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), the Aerospace Human Factors Association (AsHFA) advances AsMA’s mission with a focused commitment to human performance and human-systems integration in aerospace and other extreme environments.
AsHFA brings together professionals from diverse disciplines—including human factors engineering, aerospace psychology, physiology, systems design, personnel selection, training, and life support—to understand and improve how humans interact with complex systems in aviation, space, undersea, and operational environments.
ASHFA GOALS
TO ENCOURAGE HUMAN FACTORS CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
TO APPLY OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION
TO PROMOTE RESEARCH ON FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN HIGH-CONSEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER GROUPS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS
LIAISON ACTIVITIES
AsHFA has established liaison with other scientific organizations, such as APA Division 21 (Division of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, DOD Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, SAE G10, SAFE, and others to exchange information and further its goals.