Defining Needs For Enhanced Weather Products For Uas And Ga Stakeeholders: A Qualitative Study,
2023
Wright State University
Defining Needs For Enhanced Weather Products For Uas And Ga Stakeeholders: A Qualitative Study, Scout Hernandez, Nicoletta Fala
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Weather is a major influencing factor in determining if a pilot can safely fly on any given day. Unfavorable weather conditions can cause accidents and lead to potential injuries or death. In this paper, we use focus groups to gather perspectives of General Aviation (GA) pilots and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) operators on weather communication products and their influence on weather-related decision-making. GA pilots have used products to make informed decisions for a while, but UAS operators are relatively new to their adoption and may have different methods of usage. Understanding how both groups perceive weather communication and prediction will …
Creating Usable Research For The Design And Evaluation Of Flight Deck Systems And Human Interfaces,
2023
Wright State University
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.
The Weak Signals Of Cyber Discerning And Learning That Which Is Meant To Be Imperceptible, Illusory, And To Inveigle,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Pilots’ Eye Behavior And Electrodermal Activity During Flight,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Preventing Scenario Recognition In Human-In-The-Loop Air Traffic Control Research,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Stereoscopic Depth Cues For Enhancing Pilot Interpretation Of The Artificial Horizon,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
A Natural Language Processing Model For Analyzing Aviation Safety Event Reports: A Subset Of Results,
2023
Wright State University
A Natural Language Processing Model For Analyzing Aviation Safety Event Reports: A Subset Of Results, R. Jordan Hinson, Edward Bynum, Amelia Kinsella, Katherine Berry, Michael Sawyer
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Many civil aviation authorities, operators, and manufacturers utilize voluntary safety reporting programs (VSRPs) to understand risk within their operations. Insights from these first-hand accounts can lead to significant safety and efficiency improvements. Subject matter experts often read and analyze these reports by labeling factors of interest to derive safety insights. The resources required for this analysis can limit the insights an organization can obtain from their VSRP data. A novel machine learning model was developed and trained on over 50,000 rows of manually labeled aviation VSRP data. This model uses machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to automate the …
Research And Technology Challenges For Human Data Analysts In Future Safety Management Systems,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Interface Design For Collaboration With Semi-Autonomous Agents From An Airborne Aircraft,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
International Students Sense Of Belongingness And Motivation On Academic And Flight Performance,
2023
Wright State University
International Students Sense Of Belongingness And Motivation On Academic And Flight Performance, Sophie M. A. Chanoux, Andrew R. Dattel
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Motivation, confidence, and internal achievement factors such as locus of control (LOC) and self-efficacy are important in successful learning. A feeling of belongingness might affect students’ confidence, therefore affecting flight training performance. This study explored the relationship between self-reports of social activities and confidence with academic performance and flight performance. Nineteen international students (13m, 6f) with a mean age of 21.42 (SD = 2.29), currently enrolled in a flight training program at a university answered a survey. Significant correlations were found between LOC and confidence in the English language; self-efficacy and number of failures at the end of the Private …
Pilots’ Perspectives On Urban Air Mobility Safety Challenges And Potential Solutions,
2023
Wright State University
Pilots’ Perspectives On Urban Air Mobility Safety Challenges And Potential Solutions, Rania Wageh Ghatas, Saeideh E. Samani, Victoria L. Dulchinos, Richard H. Mogford
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
As electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis make their way to urban airspace operations within the United States National Airspace System, many research efforts are underway to identify and understand pertinent issues needed to support the influx of new, passenger-carrying, air vehicles over highly dense, urban communities. The primary focus of this research effort was to gather subjective data from subject matter experts concerning current-day airspace operations to identify potential gaps and improvements needed to support and sustain near-term UAM operations. These potential gaps and improvements will form the foundation for the development of initial information exchange requirements between …
Evaluating Envisioned Air Mobility Architectures Using Computational Simulations Of Work,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Effective Integration Of Human Factors Engineering Into Faa System Development Acquisition Programs,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Fatigue And Recovery In Pilots And Air Traffic Controllers: A Military Case Study,
2023
Wright State University
Fatigue And Recovery In Pilots And Air Traffic Controllers: A Military Case Study, Pedro Piedade
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Fatigue is a known threat to individuals, especially in high demanding and risky tasks, because of its physical, mental, and emotional consequences. In high reliability organizations (HRO), fatigue is a hazard to safety management systems and requires effective mitigation strategies. At the individual level, recovery experiences enable the ability to manage stressful situations at work but can also be effective in dealing with fatigue. In this research, 137 military pilots and air traffic controllers from the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) responded to an online survey. The results showed that both samples were especially impacted by mental fatigue, but air traffic …
Can You Hear Me? Simultaneous Masking Between The Stars Air Traffic Control Alarms,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Psychophysiological Research Methods To Assess Airline Flight Crew Resilient Performance In High-Fidelity Flight Simulation Scenarios,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Utilizing Fram And Digital Materiel Management To Evaluate System Resilience And Inform Design Decisions,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Applying Human-Centered Design To Ai-Enabled Pilot Scheduling,
2023
Wright State University
Applying Human-Centered Design To Ai-Enabled Pilot Scheduling, Amy L. Alexander, Audrey Haque, Michael Snyder, Rachael Kusiak, Brice Okubo, Kathie Chung, Eric Robinson
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Air Force mission and training scheduling is an immensely complex, time-consuming, and significantly manual process. A scheduling tool known as Puckboard has been developed to help C-17 squadrons transition from moving pucks across large whiteboards to utilizing technology to dynamically plan and deconflict resources in the presence of complex constraints. The overarching goal of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into this tool is to empower schedulers to quickly produce more efficient schedules that promote unit readiness, with more pilots completing their training syllabi faster, and with fewer disruptions to missions, training, and aircrew personal life. Our AI efforts focused on refining …
Lvc, What Is It Good For? Trade-Offs In Training Value Of Live Virtual Constructive Air Combat Training In Large Force Exercises,
2023
Wright State University
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 …
Development And Validation Of A Virtual Uam,
2023
Wright State University
Development And Validation Of A Virtual Uam, Stacey M. Ahuja, Thomas Z. Strybel, Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Panadda Marayong, Praveen Shankar, Vernol Battiste
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2023
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) refers to a system of passenger and cargo air-transportation vehicles within an urban area that is currently being designed to reduce demands for surface transportation. Their success depends on whether many obstacles to UAM operations are overcome. An important challenge to UAM success is the inability of the current air traffic management system to manage urban airspace, and new procedures and operating concepts are needed for coordination of UAM vehicles with existing commercial airspace traffic. Moreover, all systems currently under development initially will require remote or onboard pilots, and these pilots will need significant training to …
