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Concept Of A Cognitive Agent Supporting Collaboration In Human Teams, Wolfgang Sachsenhauser, Axel Schulte May 2023

Concept Of A Cognitive Agent Supporting Collaboration In Human Teams, Wolfgang Sachsenhauser, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This contribution aims at the support of human teamwork between crew members of next generation combat aircraft by means of a distributed and adaptive assistant system. In future combined air operations several aircraft, manned and unmanned, operate together to achieve a common mission objective. That requires a high degree of coordination amongst the pilots, each of them being highly charged with e.g., managing unmanned vehicles from their cockpits. Our approach is to develop a distributed assistant system that observes each pilot in their cockpits. By use of a task model, it shall create and update a shared representation of the …

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Analyses Of The Boeing 737max Accidents: Formal Models And Psychological Perspectives, Immanuel Barshi, Asaf Degani, Robert Mauro, Randal J. Mumaw May 2023

Analyses Of The Boeing 737max Accidents: Formal Models And Psychological Perspectives, Immanuel Barshi, Asaf Degani, Robert Mauro, Randal J. Mumaw

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Two fatal accidents involving the B737MAX resulted from the flight crews’ inability to overcome the effects of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). MCAS was designed to mimic the control column feel pressure and pitching behavior of the B737NG, which was the certification basis for the B737MAX. We briefly describe the potential role of formally modeling different perspectives during system design, and how such modeling can reveal gaps and conflicts between perspectives. We also discuss some of the relevant human factors issues involved in these accidents and how the aircraft’s behavior may have affected the pilots’ psychological states. Implications for …

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Development Of A Concept For Analyzing Moral Decision-Making In High Presence Virtual Environments, Sissy Friedrich, Axel Schulte May 2023

Development Of A Concept For Analyzing Moral Decision-Making In High Presence Virtual Environments, Sissy Friedrich, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In future military aviation, Artificial Intelligence will play a key role in combat battlefield tactics by reducing workload and taking over decisions exploiting advantages of speed and precision of computers. However, the question of the so-called trigger authority remains the core issue in this field as ethical tensions arise when a machine decides over the use of lethal force. To enable the operator to make the most morally justifiable decision, the most suitable human-automation workshare has to be determined so that he is supported in just the right way and not overloaded nor exposed to automation bias or loss of …

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Acquiring Manual Flying Skills In A Virtual Reality Flight Simulator, Wiestse D. Ledegang, Erik Van Der Burg, Ivo V. Stuldreher, Mark M. J. Houben, Eric L. Groen, Danny Van Der Horst, Erik A. M. Starmans, Guido Almekinders May 2023

Acquiring Manual Flying Skills In A Virtual Reality Flight Simulator, Wiestse D. Ledegang, Erik Van Der Burg, Ivo V. Stuldreher, Mark M. J. Houben, Eric L. Groen, Danny Van Der Horst, Erik A. M. Starmans, Guido Almekinders

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In this study, we explored the possibility of objectively assessing the progress in manual flying skills by student pilots using Virtual Reality (VR). Using a VR flight simulator of the Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft, fifteen participants without flying experience practiced basic flight maneuvers based on self-study and without receiving feedback. Relevant flight performance measures were normalized and a learning curve was fitted, representing learning speed and end-level. During some runs an N-back task was included as a secondary task to quantify the participants’ cognitive capacity. Interestingly, performance on the N-back was not a good predictor of someone’s learning curve. The …

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Measuring The Lookout Behavior Of Student Pilots In A Virtual Reality Flight Simulator, Ivo V. Stuldreher, Erik Van Der Burg, Wietse D. Ledegang, Mark M. J. Houben, Eric L. Groen, Danny Van Der Horst, Erik A. M. Starmans, Guido Almekinders May 2023

Measuring The Lookout Behavior Of Student Pilots In A Virtual Reality Flight Simulator, Ivo V. Stuldreher, Erik Van Der Burg, Wietse D. Ledegang, Mark M. J. Houben, Eric L. Groen, Danny Van Der Horst, Erik A. M. Starmans, Guido Almekinders

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Learning adequate gaze behavior is essential in flight training. In this exploratory study we investigated the development of gaze behavior in flight training in a virtual reality (VR) flight simulator. Following standardized study material, fifteen participants without flying experience repeatedly practiced three basic flight maneuvers in a VR simulator of a small aircraft. During some runs, participants performed an additional N-back task to measure cognitive spare capacity. From the recorded gaze data we computed the percentage of time during which the gaze was directed outside the cockpit, i.e., the “Lookout”. This outside dwell ratio differed between flight maneuvers. A higher …

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A Comparison Of Virtual Reality And High-Fidelity Flight Training Devices For Ab Initio Pilot Training, Naomi Paul, Brad Moncion, Shi Cao May 2023

A Comparison Of Virtual Reality And High-Fidelity Flight Training Devices For Ab Initio Pilot Training, Naomi Paul, Brad Moncion, Shi Cao

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

High-fidelity flight training devices (FTDs) have value for ab initio pilot training, but their high cost is a major limitation. Researchers want to know if low-cost simulators, including virtual reality (VR), may be effective for some aspects of ab initio pilot training, supplementing FTDs. This work used a between-subjects experiment with 20 participants – all student pilots at the University of Waterloo with under 20 hours of flight experience – to analyze performance changes after training using either a FTD or VR simulator for procedural and aircraft handling tasks over three training sessions. Performance was assessed using instructor evaluations for …

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Flight Deck Procedures For A New Generation Of Pilots, Erik-Jan A.M. Huijbrechts, M. M. Van Paassen May 2023

Flight Deck Procedures For A New Generation Of Pilots, Erik-Jan A.M. Huijbrechts, M. M. Van Paassen

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This paper considers the combined effect of two trends in commercial aviation. On the one hand, there is a continuing demand for pilots, implying that a new generation of pilots, will soon be flying our aircraft. On the other hand, legal aspects have had an adverse effect on innovation in the safety level of established procedures, leading to a trend for aircraft operating companies to adopt manufacturer’s recommended flight deck procedures rather than reviewing these and adapting these where appropriate to local needs. However, with the influx of new pilots to the workforce, the lack of innovation and adaptation of …

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Development Of A Test Scenario To Assess Kinetosis Risk In Military Flight Training, Simone Vera Löhlein, Mara Kaufeld, Andreas Seefried, Axel Schulte May 2023

Development Of A Test Scenario To Assess Kinetosis Risk In Military Flight Training, Simone Vera Löhlein, Mara Kaufeld, Andreas Seefried, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In order to develop a comprehensive test scenario to detect the risk of early motion induced kinetosis, in aviation more commonly known as airsickness (AS), we conducted a detailed survey on the experiences of jet-aircraft student pilots, flight instructors, and flight physicians to discover AS-related flight maneuvers and other non-motion-induced triggers. Subsequently, we use these findings to design test scenarios that simulate the relevant stimuli in a controlled laboratory setting. Additionally, we propose how gaze tracking can be used to get further information about the pilot’s behaviour. For instance, it gives information about head-down times related to secondary tasks and …

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Easy As Abc: A Mnemonic Procedure For Managing Startle And Surprise, Matteo Piras, Annemarie Landman, M. M. Van Paassen, Olaf Stroosma, Eric Groen, Max Mulder May 2023

Easy As Abc: A Mnemonic Procedure For Managing Startle And Surprise, Matteo Piras, Annemarie Landman, M. M. Van Paassen, Olaf Stroosma, Eric Groen, Max Mulder

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Background. Mnemonic procedures are currently being taught to airline pilots to manage startle and surprise. We previously tested the effectiveness of a four-item mnemonic. Pilots generally rated it as useful but some re-marked that it induced too much additional workload. Therefore, we tested whether a simpler mnemonic, Aviate-Breathe-Check, would be more useful. Method. The experiment took place in a hexapod simulator with a Piper Seneca aerodynamic model and a generic cockpit. Airline pilots (n = 25) were divided into an experimental (“ABC”) and control group. All received ground training on startle and surprise, which included instructions on the ABC mnemonic …

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Development Of A Prototype Vertiport Human Automation Teaming Toolbox For Urban Air Mobility, Paul Krois, Joseph Block, Paul Cobb, Gano Chatterji, Cherie Kurian, Peng Wei, Shulu Chen May 2023

Development Of A Prototype Vertiport Human Automation Teaming Toolbox For Urban Air Mobility, Paul Krois, Joseph Block, Paul Cobb, Gano Chatterji, Cherie Kurian, Peng Wei, Shulu Chen

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

The future airspace system is envisioned to include urban air mobility enabled by new types of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for transporting passengers and cargo quickly and safely. Success will depend, in part, on the design and operation of vertiports, that like airports and heliports, will enable these aircraft to transfer passengers and cargo, land, recharge and takeoff. Human factors need to be considered in these designs with humans in the role of vertiport operators. Requirements for arrival, surface, and departure traffic and the interaction of the human operators with increasingly autonomous aircraft and decision support systems have …

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2023 Isap Practitioners' Panel, 2023 International Symposim On Aviation Psychology May 2023

2023 Isap Practitioners' Panel, 2023 International Symposim On Aviation Psychology

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

The ISAP Practitioners’ Panel is a key feature of the Symposium. These panelists represent broad and important aspects of how Aviation Psychology contributes to flight safety and the advancement of aviation. The Panel moderator is Dr. Sherry Chappell.

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Examining The Relationship Between Workload And Resilient Performance In Airline Flight Crews, Michael Stewart, Kathryn M. Ballard, Chad L. Stephens, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Jon B. Holbrook, Tyler D. Fettrow, Daniel J. Kiggins May 2023

Examining The Relationship Between Workload And Resilient Performance In Airline Flight Crews, Michael Stewart, Kathryn M. Ballard, Chad L. Stephens, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Jon B. Holbrook, Tyler D. Fettrow, Daniel J. Kiggins

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Workload has long been associated with human performance in aviation. High workload is typically viewed as a system design problem. The aim of this work was to find observable behaviors that guard cognitive resource margins; thus, improve handling of perturbations that arise. Twelve commercial airline flight crews participated in an experiment at NASA Langley Research Center. We explored self-reported workload data (NASA Task Load Index) after completing flight simulation scenarios to see how different individuals, using the same technologies, cope with challenging situations. A trained observer (from the same airline as the study participants) assessed performance. We differentiated a lower …

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Concept Of A Goal And Plan Recognition System For Adaptive Pilot Assistance In Helicopter Operations, Dominik Künzel, Axel Schulte May 2023

Concept Of A Goal And Plan Recognition System For Adaptive Pilot Assistance In Helicopter Operations, Dominik Künzel, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This article presents a first concept of a pilot assistant system that adapts its support to the current intent of the pilot during Manned-Unmanned-Teaming (MUM-T) helicopter missions. Assistant systems often depend on a pre-defined plan. Due to unpredicted situational changes, the plan can deteriorate, and the system is not able to assist anymore. We envisage a system design that will infer the pilot’s intent by using a domain theory approach (plan recognition as planning). To compose a possible plan, a sequence of decisions about the relevant actions is necessary. Thus, we formulate sequential planning problems using Partially Observable Markov Decision …

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Usability Shortcomings In Department Of Defense Funded Systems, Jerry Burpee May 2023

Usability Shortcomings In Department Of Defense Funded Systems, Jerry Burpee

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Government developed systems, in particular Department of Defense (DoD) systems experience usability shortcomings that are not seen as often with systems developed for public or commercial use. The factors discussed include different funding models, limited competition, usability requirements and specifications, usability metrics, utilization of specialized users, lack of usability specialists, and non-revenue generation. By understanding and addressing these shortcomings, the usability in DoD developed systems can be improved to save the tax-payer money, minimize project and system risks, and improve user acceptance and satisfaction.

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Comparison Of Delegation Methods For Task-Based Uav Guidance, Marius Dudek, Axel Schulte May 2023

Comparison Of Delegation Methods For Task-Based Uav Guidance, Marius Dudek, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In this contribution we compare UAV delegation methods from a fighter-jet cockpit. Recent research approaches to UAV mission management have mainly been using touchscreen interactions and little research has systematically analyzed different input methods to delegate tasks. In this article, we present three UAV delegation methods that use touchscreen interactions, voice control, and a combination of eye-tracking and HOTAS buttons. The presented methods were integrated in a fighter-jet simulator and evaluated with ten participants. The performance of participants varied for different combinations of delegation method and task load. Touchscreen interaction was fastest on average, followed by voice interaction. The number …

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Experimental Evaluation Of Cloud-Based Synchronous Mult-Pilot Multiuav Mission Plan Generation In A Mum-T Environment, Siegfried Maier, Axel Schulte May 2023

Experimental Evaluation Of Cloud-Based Synchronous Mult-Pilot Multiuav Mission Plan Generation In A Mum-T Environment, Siegfried Maier, Axel Schulte

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In this study, we compares two approaches for creating mission plans in mannedunmanned teams (MUM-T). In traditional military MUM-T air operations, one human pilot commands multiple UAVs in package-based planning. In situations where multiple teams are working together, it could be helpful to provide all human pilots with equal and simultaneous access to all available UAVs and remove hierarchical boundaries at the team level through a cloud-based approach. The experimental study involved 10 teams of 2 participants each to compare the two approaches. After each mission, participants completed a NASA-TLX questionnaire to assess their workload and rated their perceptions of …

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What Can We Learn From Resilient Pilot Behaviors? The Case Of Energy Management While Flying A Star, Randall J. Mumaw, Dorrit Billman, Barth Baron Jr. May 2023

What Can We Learn From Resilient Pilot Behaviors? The Case Of Energy Management While Flying A Star, Randall J. Mumaw, Dorrit Billman, Barth Baron Jr.

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Recently, there has been increased interest in documenting flightcrew behaviors that contribute to safe operations. Instead of only capturing errors, new efforts are attempting to understand how pilots manage complexity and variability in the operational environment to ensure a safe mission. This approach highlights pilot responses to events and conditions that fall outside typical TEM threats; e.g., revised ATC clearances. This approach presents a two-sided coin: characterize flightcrew resilience /or/ generate insights regarding complexity in the operational environment that is not adequately managed by current flight deck interface designs, procedures, and training. To capture operational complexity, we have been analyzing …

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Creating Usable Research For The Design And Evaluation Of Flight Deck Systems And Human Interfaces, Divya C. Chandra May 2023

Creating Usable Research For The Design And Evaluation Of Flight Deck Systems And Human Interfaces, Divya C. Chandra

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This paper offers advice to researchers who want their research to be used by regulatory and industry practitioners to design and evaluate flight deck systems and their human interfaces. First, I present a few examples of success and review existing guidance. Next, I explain a design-thinking paradigm that views the design of a research study as a product. In this context, the users of the research (i.e., the product) are the practitioners. Researchers can smooth the path from research to practice by using this paradigm.

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The Weak Signals Of Cyber Discerning And Learning That Which Is Meant To Be Imperceptible, Illusory, And To Inveigle, Elena St Amour, Phat Ngo, Tameah Young, James Ness May 2023

The Weak Signals Of Cyber Discerning And Learning That Which Is Meant To Be Imperceptible, Illusory, And To Inveigle, Elena St Amour, Phat Ngo, Tameah Young, James Ness

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Cyber threats are often weak signals designed to exploit targeted systems. These signals manipulate cyber, psyber, and risk communication components of the signal to diminish signal-to-noise ratio. Cyber components are the physical aspects of the signal that can range from viral code to the use of aberrant signals from the electromagnetic spectrum to confound operations such as global positioning systems. The psyber component includes the behavioral propensities of the individual operator and level of experience detecting and managing threats. Risk communication is the tension set by the organizational culture priming individual operator propensities. The psyber components affect the ability to …

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Pilots’ Eye Behavior And Electrodermal Activity During Flight, Gajapriya Tamilselvan, Stephen M. Belt May 2023

Pilots’ Eye Behavior And Electrodermal Activity During Flight, Gajapriya Tamilselvan, Stephen M. Belt

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

The purpose of this study was to investigate how a given flight task manifested in pilots’ eye behavior and electrodermal activity and how they changed over the course of an instrument flight session. This study implemented a quasi-experimental one-group time series design to identify attentional and emotional states of pilots. Pilots were emotionally aroused during flight segments like takeoff and climb, approach and landing-1, missed approach, and approach and landing-2. Pilots felt visually demanding during takeoff and climb, approach and landing-1, missed approach, en route-2, and approach and landing-2. Missed approach was the most visually taxing flight segment, where pilots …

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Preventing Scenario Recognition In Human-In-The-Loop Air Traffic Control Research, Gijs De Rooij, Clark Borst, M. M. Van Paassen, Max Mulder May 2023

Preventing Scenario Recognition In Human-In-The-Loop Air Traffic Control Research, Gijs De Rooij, Clark Borst, M. M. Van Paassen, Max Mulder

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

In academic air traffic control research, traffic scenarios are often repeated to increase the sample size and enable paired-sample comparisons, e.g., between different display variants. This comes with the risk that participants recognize scenarios and consequently recall the desired response. In this paper we provide an overview of mitigation techniques found in literature and conclude that ro-tating scenario geometries is most frequently used. The potential impact of these transformations on participant behavior, as described in this paper, is however not sufficiently addressed in most studies. As an example we, therefore, analyze previously collected eye tracking data from ten professional air …

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Stereoscopic Depth Cues For Enhancing Pilot Interpretation Of The Artificial Horizon, Dale-Allen Arrundell, Annemarie Landman, Olaf Stroosma, M. M. Van Paassen, Eric Groen, Max Mulder May 2023

Stereoscopic Depth Cues For Enhancing Pilot Interpretation Of The Artificial Horizon, Dale-Allen Arrundell, Annemarie Landman, Olaf Stroosma, M. M. Van Paassen, Eric Groen, Max Mulder

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Background. Previous studies and accident analyses have shown that pilots can make roll reversal errors when responding to bank angles shown by the artificial horizon in the Primary Flight Display (PFD). In the current study, we tested whether adding stereoscopic depth cues to the artificial horizon may lead to better bank angle representation due to an improved figure-ground separation between the symbols. Method. Stereoscopic depth cues were created by using a half-silvered mirror multi-layer PFD, which presented the horizon symbol on a lower layer and the aircraft symbol on a higher layer. A group of 23 non-pilots and 18 general …

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Research And Technology Challenges For Human Data Analysts In Future Safety Management Systems, Chad L. Stephens, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Kyle K. Ellis, Michael J. Vincent, Samantha I. Infeld, Nikunj C. Oza, Misty D. Davies, Robert W. Mah, Paul A. Krois, Janes Ackerson May 2023

Research And Technology Challenges For Human Data Analysts In Future Safety Management Systems, Chad L. Stephens, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Kyle K. Ellis, Michael J. Vincent, Samantha I. Infeld, Nikunj C. Oza, Misty D. Davies, Robert W. Mah, Paul A. Krois, Janes Ackerson

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Enabling new and novel concepts of operations for Advanced Air Mobility poses an important need to evolve current safety management systems (SMS) and is posited to be realized through advances in Machine Learning (ML) Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. The “In-time Aviation Safety Management System” (IASMS) concept of operations supports the need to evolve today’s SMS to become more tailorable, scalable, and interoperable in response to forecasted changes expected for the future airspace system. Key to IASMS is integration of proactive and predictive ML algorithms trained to provide “in time” detection and mitigation of hazards and emergent risks through new …

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Interface Design For Collaboration With Semi-Autonomous Agents From An Airborne Aircraft, Maj John A. Steveneson, John Mcguirl, Michael E. Miller May 2023

Interface Design For Collaboration With Semi-Autonomous Agents From An Airborne Aircraft, Maj John A. Steveneson, John Mcguirl, Michael E. Miller

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

The development of intelligent standoff weapons presents several challenges to support effective human-machine teaming. A key issue involves leveraging the weapon’s ability to sense and react to new threats and engage targets of opportunity in flight while balancing human fiduciary control. This research sought to develop a methodology to determine information requirements of weapons operators to support high levels of teaming during a mission. Baselining a population of operators and conducting cognitive task analyses of system experts from among Air Force Weapons School graduates helped to understand the cognitive requirements and teaming practices of currently fielded systems and elicit goals …

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Evaluating Envisioned Air Mobility Architectures Using Computational Simulations Of Work, Abhinay Paladugu, Alicia Fernandes, Stuart Wilson, Thomas J. Davis, Jarrod Lichty, Martijn Ijtsma May 2023

Evaluating Envisioned Air Mobility Architectures Using Computational Simulations Of Work, Abhinay Paladugu, Alicia Fernandes, Stuart Wilson, Thomas J. Davis, Jarrod Lichty, Martijn Ijtsma

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is an envisioned concept of operation for managing uncrewed and crewed flights for urban, regional, and interregional air transportation. One element of further development of this envisioned system is to specify architectures in terms of roles and procedures for managing contingencies. Contingency management is a highly distributed function involving coordination between multiple system actors. In this study, a computational model is applied to analyze envisioned procedures and identify architectural solutions to improve the robustness of the contingency response. The simulation framework Work Models that Compute (WMC) is used to analyze a proposed UAM lost link procedure …

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Effective Integration Of Human Factors Engineering Into Faa System Development Acquisition Programs, Philip J. Smith May 2023

Effective Integration Of Human Factors Engineering Into Faa System Development Acquisition Programs, Philip J. Smith

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This was a research effort focused on developing recommendations to improve the understanding and application of human factors (HF) by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acquisition program personnel. Broadly speaking, the goal was to investigate methods to help ensure the successful integration of human factors over the lifecycle of the FAA acquisition process. Structured interviews were conducted with 24 individuals with relevant program management and HF experience from the FAA and industry. Relevant FAA resources (documents and websites) and past examples of products developed by individual acquisition programs were reviewed. Based on this research, 22 recommendations were made. Key recommendations along …

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Can You Hear Me? Simultaneous Masking Between The Stars Air Traffic Control Alarms, Corey Hall, Elliot Biltekoff, Matthew L. Bolton May 2023

Can You Hear Me? Simultaneous Masking Between The Stars Air Traffic Control Alarms, Corey Hall, Elliot Biltekoff, Matthew L. Bolton

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) was introduced to eliminate unnecessary Air Traffic Control (ATC) alarms and reduce air traffic controller confusion about alarms. The six STARS alarms are tonal melodies. Because of this, they are susceptible to simultaneous masking: where a tone cannot be heard in the presence of other sounds due to limitations of the human sensory system. This work used a proof-based computational method to analyze the STARS alarms to determine if any masking is possible. Our results found three instances where alarms could be partially masked (have part of their signal made inaudible) by other …

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Psychophysiological Research Methods To Assess Airline Flight Crew Resilient Performance In High-Fidelity Flight Simulation Scenarios, Chad L. Stephens, Tyler D. Fettrow, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Jon B. Holbrook, Kathryn M. Ballard May 2023

Psychophysiological Research Methods To Assess Airline Flight Crew Resilient Performance In High-Fidelity Flight Simulation Scenarios, Chad L. Stephens, Tyler D. Fettrow, Lawrence J. Prinzel Iii, Jon B. Holbrook, Kathryn M. Ballard

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

New concepts in aviation system safety thinking have emerged to consider not only what may go wrong, but also what can be learned when things go right. This approach forms a more comprehensive approach to system safety thinking. A need exists for methods to enable a better understanding of human contributions to aviation safety and how they may inform Safety Management Systems (SMS). A high-fidelity 737-800 simulation study was conducted to study how current type-rated commercial airline flight crews anticipate, monitor, respond to, and learn from expected and unexpected disturbances during line operations. A number of dependent measures were collected …

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Utilizing Fram And Digital Materiel Management To Evaluate System Resilience And Inform Design Decisions, Hannah Rennich, Michael E. Miller, John M. Mcguirl May 2023

Utilizing Fram And Digital Materiel Management To Evaluate System Resilience And Inform Design Decisions, Hannah Rennich, Michael E. Miller, John M. Mcguirl

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

As technology upgrades become more complex and introduce sources of performance variability into the system, human factors engineers must identify and mitigate the risks involved. As opposed to more traditional methods like Human Factors Failure Mode and Effects (HF-FMEA), this research explored the use of the Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) activity diagrams to better understand how variability of human behavior in complex socio-technical systems affect overall performance and how redesign may address performance shortfalls. FRAM analysis was conducted to detect potential failures and deviations. MBSE activity diagrams were then developed to decompose the actions …

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Lvc, What Is It Good For? Trade-Offs In Training Value Of Live Virtual Constructive Air Combat Training In Large Force Exercises, Robert Ramberg, Henrik Artman, Rogier Woltjer, Sanna Aronsson, Mikael Mitchell May 2023

Lvc, What Is It Good For? Trade-Offs In Training Value Of Live Virtual Constructive Air Combat Training In Large Force Exercises, Robert Ramberg, Henrik Artman, Rogier Woltjer, Sanna Aronsson, Mikael Mitchell

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023

This article reports the results of a workshop study with fighter pilots about the potential benefits and drawbacks of introducing Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training (combining real aircraft, simulators, and computer-generated AI forces) into Large Force Exercises (LFEs). The study elaborates on a questionnaire study conducted during Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE) 2021, to investigate pilots’ attitudes towards including virtual and constructive entities in LFEs. In order to get a better understanding of training value of LVC, and explanations for questionnaire answers, two workshops with a total of eight fighter pilots were conducted. Results classify the statements made by the pilots …

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