Minimizing The Negative Impacts Of Airport Construction,
2021
Wright State University
Minimizing The Negative Impacts Of Airport Construction, Sarah Hubbard, Bryan Hubbard, Joseph Sobieralski
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Airfield infrastructure projects are critical to ensure facilities are safe, in good condition and meet current standards. However, these airfield construction and reconstruction activities are usually conducted on an active airfield, which impose operational and human factors challenges for all users, including pilots, air traffic controllers, airport operations personnel, construction workers, and emergency responders. FAA recognizes the potential safety challenges, and provides supporting guidance and regulation as described in AC 150/5370-2G, Operational Safety on Airports During Construction. While this guidance is valuable and enhances safety, there remain human factors issues that are worthy of investigation and discussion.
Behavioral Indicators In Air Traffic Control: Detecting And Preventing Performance Decline,
2021
Wright State University
Behavioral Indicators In Air Traffic Control: Detecting And Preventing Performance Decline, Tamsyn Edwards, Rachel Seely, Aaron Katz, Paul Lee
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Air traffic controllers are responsible for the safety and efficiency of air traffic and therefore must maintain a consistently high standard of performance. However, performance can be negatively affected by factors such as workload and fatigue, potentially leading to performance decline and performance-related incidents. Real-time identification of negative influences would facilitate timely implementation of supportive strategies prior to performance decline. The current study aimed to explore the concept of ‘behavioral indicators’ to identify when a controller was reaching a performance limit. A second aim was to capture behavioral indicators associated with performance influencing factors. A total of 65 controllers spanning …
The Effect To Human Performance And Wellbeing Of Air Traffic Management Operational Staff Through The Covid-19 Pandemic,
2021
Wright State University
The Effect To Human Performance And Wellbeing Of Air Traffic Management Operational Staff Through The Covid-19 Pandemic, Nathan Vink
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic reduced air traffic levels in Europe by up to 95% and the system had to respond quickly to preserve safety, maintain efficiency and performance. Operators were significantly affected both in terms of individual and team performance, as well as the longer-term impact to skills and attitudes. Human Performance data from Operators has been collected through this period. The impact to safety risk due to underloading of human performance, as well as the longer-term impact to wellbeing and competencies of operators was analysed. The largest impact to staff was reduced performance because of anxiety and uncertainty around the …
Dimensions Of Pilot Experience And Their Contributing Variables,
2021
Wright State University
Dimensions Of Pilot Experience And Their Contributing Variables, Nsikak E. Udo-Imeh, Steven J. Landry
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Pilot experience is generally recognized as an insulating factor against erroneous weather-related decision making in General Aviation (GA). A pilot’s level of experience is traditionally taken to correspond to the total flight hours accrued. However, there is some evidence from aviation accident databases and research that total flight hours on its own, may be an inadequate measure of pilot experience. Indeed, pilot experience may be viewed as a multidimensional attribute, with each dimension made up of several elements or variables. How individual elements align with different dimensions, or the extent to which each dimension or the elements thereof contribute to …
Training Airline Pilots For Improved Flight Path Monitoring: The Sensemaking Model Framework,
2021
Wright State University
Training Airline Pilots For Improved Flight Path Monitoring: The Sensemaking Model Framework, Dorrit Billman, Peter Zaal, Randall Mumaw, Thomas Lombaerts, Isabel Torron, Saad Jamal, Michael Feary
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
The importance and benefit of improved monitoring is increasingly recognized. Improved training may be a valuable intervention. Our study (conducted 2019) assessed and trained airline First Officers on flight path monitoring skills. The exploratory study assessed monitoring pre-training in a simulator session that included monitoring challenges (8 or 7 events). A 1-hour interactive training followed, based on the Sensemaking Model of Monitoring; it presented concepts and examples using a slide deck, discussion, and simple activities. Post-training assessment used scenarios with analogous monitoring challenges (7 or 8 events) but a different setting. Performance showed significant and relatively consistent improvement. Training monitoring …
Informing Aviation Security Workforce Assessment And Selection Amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic,
2021
Wright State University
Informing Aviation Security Workforce Assessment And Selection Amidst The Covid-19 Pandemic, Stephen R. Mitroff, Benjamin Sharpe
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the aviation security industry with short-and long-term challenges relating to workforce assessment that require thoughtful responses. In the short-term, the pandemic has made it difficult to administer typical assessment methods. In the long-term, as the pandemic’s impact lessens and travel regains pre-pandemic levels, organizations will need to decide how best to allocate current employees and onboard new employees. While the pandemic has created both selection and assessment challenges, it now opens the door for innovations to support organizations to be better prepared to support the traveling public. The current paper discusses a tool, XRAY Screener, …
Situational Awareness Training For Operators Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles,
2021
Wright State University
Situational Awareness Training For Operators Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Tarryn Kille, Paul R. Bates, Seung Young Lee, David Murray Kille
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
In civilian operations, the utilisation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is diverse and the application needs and performance characteristics also vary widely. To this end, the growing opportunities for UAV operations have generated an urgent need for trained operators to ensure these systems are used effectively and safely. This paper discusses the importance and integration of appropriate non-technical skills (NTS) training with a focus on situation awareness (SA) to further improve UAV mission effectiveness. The paper explores technical design and human factors challenges impacting on UAV operations. While technical design solutions to UAV systems and interfaces are examined, the authors …
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Overview Model,
2021
Wright State University
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Overview Model, Glenn E. Littlepage, Michael B. Hein, Andrea M. Georgiou
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Much of the work of pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, aircraft mechanics, and flight operations center personnel is done in teams and coordination within and between teams is required. This is the first in a five-article series discussing theory and research relating to teamwork in aviation. This article presents a comprehensive model of teamwork in aviation. It builds on leading teamwork theories and integrates other aviation-relevant constructs such as decision making, technology, and culture. All components of the model have been extensively supported in the general team literature, but the extent of aviation-specific research varies considerably across constructs. Additional …
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Teamwork Processes In Aviation,
2021
Wright State University
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Teamwork Processes In Aviation, Michael B. Hein, Glenn E. Littlepage, Andrea M. Georgiou
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Much of the work of pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, aircraft mechanics, and flight operations center personnel is done in teams and coordination within and between teams is required. This is the third in a five- article series discussing theory and research relating to teamwork in aviation. This article presents a core piece of the comprehensive model of teamwork in aviation .
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Emergent States Supporting Teamwork In Aviation,
2021
Wright State University
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Emergent States Supporting Teamwork In Aviation, Glenn E. Littlepage, Michael B. Hein, Andrea M. Georgiou
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
This paper describes a variety of factors that can facilitate teamwork. These include team orientation, collective efficacy, mutual trust, psychological safety, shared situational awareness, shared mental models, and transactive memory. Aviation-specific research on each of these states is reviewed.
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Teamwork Communication And Decision Making In Aviation,
2021
Wright State University
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Teamwork Communication And Decision Making In Aviation, Michael B. Hein, Glenn E. Littlepage, Andrea M. Georgiou
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
A variety of teams operate within aviation and decisions are made both within individual teams and with multiteam collaboration as well. As a result, multiple decision contexts exist and communication issues are ubiquitous. Two different approaches to decision making are described. The utility of each approach may vary across situational factors such as time pressure and attentional capacity. This is the fourth in a five-article series discussing theory and research relating to teamwork in aviation. This article presents a core piece of the comprehensive model of teamwork in aviation,
Identifying Opportunities For Augmented Cognition During Live Flight Scenario: An Analysis Of Pilot Mental Workload Using Eeg,
2021
Wright State University
Identifying Opportunities For Augmented Cognition During Live Flight Scenario: An Analysis Of Pilot Mental Workload Using Eeg, Nicholas Wilson, Hamed Taheri Gorji, Jessica Vanbree, Bradley Hoffmann, Kouhyar Tavakolian, Thomas Petros
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Augmented cognition is a form of human-systems interaction in which physiological sensing of a user’s cognitive state is used to precisely invoke system automations when needed. The present study monitored the in-flight physiological state of the pilot to determine the optimal combination of EEG indices to predict variations in workload, or opportunities for augmented cognition.The [sic] participants were 10 collegiate aviation students with FAA commercial pilot certificates and current medical certificates. Each participant performed a uniform flight scenario that included procedures that varied in workload demands. All maneuvers were performed while simultaneously acquiring EEG data in flight. The EEG data …
A Passive Electroencephalography Brain-Computer Interface Predicts Mental Workload During Flight Simulation,
2021
Wright State University
A Passive Electroencephalography Brain-Computer Interface Predicts Mental Workload During Flight Simulation, Adam Fraser, Kathleen Van Benthem, Chris M. Herdman
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
The objective of the present research was to investigate an electroencephalography (EEG) brain-computer interface (BCI) for monitoring realistic variations in mental workload during virtual reality (VR) flight simulation. Many aviation accidents are related to pilot cognition and a mismatch between task demands and cognitive resources. Real-time neurophysiological monitoring offers an approach to identifying high-workload mental states by obtaining continuous, objective measurements without adding to the workload of the pilot. Workload was manipulated by varying navigational difficulty and communication tasks during VR flight simulation. EEG data collected during simulated flight was analyzed to evaluate performance of passive BCI for classification of …
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Contextual Factors Affecting Teamwork In Aviation,
2021
Wright State University
What We Know About Teamwork And Multiteam Coordination In Aviation: Contextual Factors Affecting Teamwork In Aviation, Andrea M. Georgiou, Glenn E. Littlepage, Michael B. Hein
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Technology and culture are two major influences that play a role in team processes and performance. Technology can lessen the cognitive workload; however, the use of technology has the potential to undermine shared cognition and teamwork. Aviation technology has been developed to support individual performance, without sufficient analysis of the impact on team performance. Due to the international nature of aviation, cultural differences can play a role in teamwork. Dimensions of national culture, such as power distance and gender roles, along with inadequate English proficiency may impact the effectiveness of communication and teamwork. Status barriers and physical barriers such as …
Pilot Situation Awareness And Risk Of Critical Incidents Using A Novel Online Flight Simulation Tool,
2021
Wright State University
Pilot Situation Awareness And Risk Of Critical Incidents Using A Novel Online Flight Simulation Tool, Kirsten Brightman, Kathleen Van Benthem, Chris M. Herdman
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Pilot situation awareness (SA) is a critical influence on decision making and an important element in maintaining the safe control of an aircraft. The present research investigated whether measures of pilot SA, gathered via an online computer-based cognitive screening tool for pilots, could be used to predict pilot’s likelihood of real-world critical incidents. A risk score for each pilot was developed based on their self-reported critical incidents from their actual flight history. It was hypothesized that individuals with lower SA scores would have higher risk scores. The impact of age and pilot experience were also considered, as these factors are …
The Effects Of Increased Visual Information On Cognitive Workload In A Helicopter Simulator,
2021
Wright State University
The Effects Of Increased Visual Information On Cognitive Workload In A Helicopter Simulator, Reilly Innes, Zachary Howard, Alexander Thorpe, Scott Brown, Ami Eidels
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Workload in highly demanding environments can be influenced by the amount of information given to an operator, and consequently, it is important to limit the potential overload. In the current study, we used the Detection Response Task (DRT) to assess the effects of enhanced heads-up display information ("symbology") on cognitive workload in a simulated helicopter environment. Participants (highly trained military pilots) completed simulated helicopter flights, which varied visual conditions and the amount of information given. During these flights participants completed a DRT. With increased heads-up display information, pilots landing accuracy improved across visual conditions. The DRT captured the increased workload …
Metacognitive Situation Awareness In Aviation,
2021
Wright State University
Metacognitive Situation Awareness In Aviation, Haydee M. Cuevas, Marisa D. Aguiar
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
This exploratory study was aimed at gaining a better understanding of metacognitive situation awareness. Seven subject matter experts, two each for commercial aviation and aviation maintenance and three for air traffic control, were asked to define ‘situation awareness’ as it relates to their job and identify the knowledge, skills, and strategies enabling them to effectively monitor, evaluate, and regulate their situation awareness as they perform their job. Findings from this line of research can guide the design, development, and evaluation of approaches for enhancing and assessing metacognitive situation awareness.
Detecting A Loss Of Situational Awareness,
2021
Wright State University
Detecting A Loss Of Situational Awareness, Stephen R. Pickard, Ami Eidels, Eric J. Beh, Leslie M. Blaha
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Based within the aviation context, this research is attempting to detect a loss of situational awareness (SA) using Detection Response Tasks (DRT). The research is in two phases: an initial survey and then an experimentation phase. A survey has been distributed attempting to gain an understanding of what current aviation personnel understand of the construct of SA and how it is currently taught and assessed, and what are the observed indicators of a loss of SA. The survey results will be used to validate some previously identified elements of SA around the link between SA and cognitive capacity and workload, …
The Role Of A Group Assessment Centre In The Selection Of Ab Initio Air Traffic Controllers,
2021
Wright State University
The Role Of A Group Assessment Centre In The Selection Of Ab Initio Air Traffic Controllers, Jennifer Eaglestone, Alexander W J Arnold
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
The selection of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) is known to be extensive and highly selective. Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) has a six-stage procedure for ab initio applicants. It includes two rounds of cognitive ability testing, personality testing, two job sample tests, an interview, and an assessment centre (AC). This study examines the construct-and predictive validity of the AC using 15 dimension-scores as predictor variables, with the final score on a high-fidelity job sample test as the dependent variable (criterion). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the 15 dimension-scores resulted in two components, one (inter)personal behaviour component and one …
Exploring Methods To Collect And Analyze Data On Human Contributions To Aviation Safety,
2021
Wright State University
Exploring Methods To Collect And Analyze Data On Human Contributions To Aviation Safety, Jon Holbrook
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2021
Focusing on undesired operator behaviors is pervasive in system design and safety management cultures in aviation. This focus limits the data that are collected, the questions that are asked during data analysis, and therefore our understanding of what operators do in everyday work. Human performance represents a significant source of aviation safety data that includes both desired and undesired actions. When safety is characterized only in terms of errors and failures, the vast majority of human impacts on system safety and performance are ignored. The outcomes of safety data analyses dictate what is learned from those data, which in turn …
