The Name Game As Blame Game: The Domodedovo Terrorist Bombing,
2011
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The Name Game As Blame Game: The Domodedovo Terrorist Bombing, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the relevance of blame in the context of terrorism.
Imbalanced Learning For Functional State Assessment,
2011
Old Dominion University
Imbalanced Learning For Functional State Assessment, Feng Li, Frederick Mckenzie, Jiang Li, Guanfan Zhang, Roger Xu, Carl Richey, Tom Schnell, Thomas E. Pinelli (Ed.)
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
This paper presents results of several imbalanced learning techniques applied to operator functional state assessment where the data is highly imbalanced, i.e., some function states (majority classes) have much more training samples than other states (minority classes). Conventional machine learning techniques usually tend to classify all data samples into majority classis and perform poorly for minority classes. In this study, we implemented five imbalanced learning techniques, including random under-sampling, random over-sampling, synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE), borderline-SMOTE and adaptive synthetic sampling (ADASYN) to solve this problem. Experimental results on a benchmark driving test dataset show that accuracies for minority classes …
A Systematic Approach For Engagement Analysis Under Multitasking Environments,
2011
Old Dominion University
A Systematic Approach For Engagement Analysis Under Multitasking Environments, Guangfan Zhang, John Leddo, Roger Xu, Carl Richey, Tom Schnell, Frederick Mckenzie, Jiang Li, Thomas E. Pinelli (Ed.)
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
An overload condition can lead to high stress for an operator and further cause substantial drops in performance. On the other extreme, in automated systems, an operator may become underloaded; in which case, it is difficult for the operator to maintain sustained attention. When an unexpected event occurs, either internal or external to the automated system, a disengaged operation may neglect, misunderstand, or respond slowly/inappropriately to the situation. In this paper, we discuss a systematic approach monitor for extremes of cognitive workload and engagement in multitasking environments. Inferences of cognitive workload and engagement are based on subjective evaluations, objective performance …
Automatic Detection Of Aircraft Emergency Landing Sites,
2011
Old Dominion University
Automatic Detection Of Aircraft Emergency Landing Sites, Yu-Fei Shen, Zia-Ur Rahman, Dean Krusienski, Jiang Li, Zia-Ur Rahman (Ed.), Stephen E. Reichenbach (Ed.), Mark Allen Neifeld (Ed.)
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
An automatic landing site detection algorithm is proposed for aircraft emergency landing. Emergency landing is an unplanned event in response to emergency situations. If, as is unfortunately usually the case, there is no airstrip or airfield that can be reached by the un-powered aircraft, a crash landing or ditching has to be carried out. Identifying a safe landing site is critical to the survival of passengers and crew. Conventionally, the pilot chooses the landing site visually by looking at the terrain through the cockpit. The success of this vital decision greatly depends on the external environmental factors that can impair …
Flight Physician - December, 2010,
2010
Wright State University
Flight Physician - December, 2010, Civil Aviation Medical Association
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A sixteen page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.
The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security,
2010
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The Yemen Narrative: Cargo Cults And Cargo Security, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author gives a psychological perspective on the security of aviation cargo shipments.
Developing Proactive Methods For General Aviation Data Collection,
2010
Clemson University
Developing Proactive Methods For General Aviation Data Collection, Scott Shappell, Carla Hackworth, Kali Holcomb, John Lanicci, Massoud Bazargan, Jaclyn Baron, Rebecca Iden, Daniel Halperin
Publications
Introduction. Over the last 20 years, nearly 40,000 general aviation (GA) aircraft were involved in accidents, roughly 20% of which were fatal. To address this safety concern, scientists have often relied on accident data. Because of the rare nature of accidents, commercial aviation incident and near miss data may prove to be useful sources of safety information. In one such study, the National Transportation Safety Board interviewed GA pilots that were flying near a weather-related accident in pursuit of a different perspective than that of the accident pilot. Interviewing GA pilots about their own weather-related event may provide similar …
Flight Physician - July, 2010,
2010
Wright State University
Flight Physician - July, 2010, Civil Aviation Medical Association
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A sixteen page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program,
2010
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Spot Off: The Gao Takes On The Tsa’S Behavior Detection Program, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently Issued Efforts to Validate TSA’s Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program Underway, but Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Validation and Address Operational Problems (May 2010, GAO-10-763). This IBPP article will describe and comment on the main GAO findings and additional data on which the findings are based. The article will end with some basic challenges to behavior detection as a useful security measure.
Adverse Elevator Effect In Landing Flare,
2010
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Adverse Elevator Effect In Landing Flare, Nihad E. Daidzic
Aviation Department Publications
No abstract provided.
Flight Physician - April, 2010,
2010
Wright State University
Flight Physician - April, 2010, Civil Aviation Medical Association
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A twelve page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.
Adding Precision: Incorporating Constant-Rate Descents Into Non-Precision Approaches,
2010
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Adding Precision: Incorporating Constant-Rate Descents Into Non-Precision Approaches, Nihad E. Daidzic
Aviation Department Publications
No abstract provided.
Individualized Cognitive Modeling For Close-Loop Task Mitigation,
2010
Old Dominion University
Individualized Cognitive Modeling For Close-Loop Task Mitigation, Guangfan Zhang, Roger Xu, Wei Wang, Jiang Li, Tom Schnell, Mike Keller, Thomas E. Pinelli (Ed.)
Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications
An accurate real-time operator functional state assessment makes it possible to perform task management, minimize risks, and improve mission performance. In this paper, we discuss the development of an individualized operator functional state assessment model that identifies states likely leading to operational errors. To address large individual variations, we use two different approaches to build a model for each individual using its data as well as data from subjects with similar responses. If a subject's response is similar to that of the individual of interest in a specific functional state, all the training data from this subject will be used …
