Adaptive Automation For Multiple Aerial Vehicle Supervisory Control: Impact Of Changing Automation Levels,
2013
Wright State University
Adaptive Automation For Multiple Aerial Vehicle Supervisory Control: Impact Of Changing Automation Levels, Heath Ruff, Gloria Calhoun, Crystal Miller, Chad Breeden
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Adaptive automation may help balance system autonomy with human interaction in supervisory control environments. Recent results have demonstrated a benefit of performance-based adaptive automation in a multiple unmanned aerial vehicle simulation. However, these findings may instead reflect an attentional benefit from having the task autonomy level change. A betweensubjects experimental design was employed to test this possibility. In one group task autonomy level changed with task performance; in the other group levels changed as a function of time elapsed. The results indicated that performance did not significantly differ between the two groups. However, there were significantly more autonomy level changes …
The Impact Of Binaural Beat Technology On Vigilance Task Performance, Mental Workload, And Psychological Stress,
2013
Wright State University - Main Campus
The Impact Of Binaural Beat Technology On Vigilance Task Performance, Mental Workload, And Psychological Stress, Elizabeth A. Shoda, Gary N. Burns
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Vigilance research dates back to WWII when psychologists attempted to explain why sonar radar operators were missing signals allowing German U-boats to pass undetected. This error in vigilance was termed the vigilance decrement. Since WWII the vigilance decrement has been responsible for a number of military, commercial, and industrial accidents and deaths. One possible area of interest which may help to solve this problem is called binaural beat technology. Binaural beats operate by entraining the brain in a frequency following response. Depending on the frequency of the binaural beat, different psychological and physiological results can occur. The current study examined …
Experimental Effective Intensity Of Steady And Flashing Light Emitting Diodes For Aircraft Anti-Collision Lighting,
2013
Wright State University
Experimental Effective Intensity Of Steady And Flashing Light Emitting Diodes For Aircraft Anti-Collision Lighting, Chris Yakopcic, John Puttmann, Benjamin R. Kunz ., Clara Ang, Ashley Mcpherson, David Santez, Matt Donovan, John Skarzynski, Joshua Trick, Andrew Mead ., Nelda Milburn ., Nazih E. Khaouly
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Research was conducted to determine the effective intensity of flashing lights that incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs require less power and have the ability to flash without the addition of moving parts. Compared with incandescent bulbs, however, LEDs yield a different spectral output and a different intensity profile when flashing. To determine the effect of these differences on a viewer’s ability to detect the light, we examined LEDs to determine if they can successfully replace legacy technologies/assemblies on aircraft. The LED was displayed to naïve subjects to establish visibility thresholds using an automated system to drive the LED with variable …
Evaluation Of A Peripherally-Located Instrument Landing Display Under Dual-Task Conditions,
2013
Wright State University
Evaluation Of A Peripherally-Located Instrument Landing Display Under Dual-Task Conditions, Zachary Spielman, Joseph Vargas, Taleri Hammack, Nathan Bulkey, Roger Lew, Brian P. Dyre
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Previous research found that a peripherally-located instrument landing system (ILS) embedded in a head-up display (HUD) supported equal or better control of glide-path during simulated approach and landing than the traditional centrally-located MIL-STD ILS. Here, we used a dualtask paradigm to examine whether gains in landing precision with the peripheral ILS are also accompanied by a reduction in mental workload. Participants controlled glide-path during simulated instrument landings while simultaneously performing a secondary task monitoring a head-down engine display for fault states. We varied the type of ILS (peripheral vs. MIL-STD) and assessed mental workload using the NASA-TLX and primary and …
Improving Student Retention With The Creation Of A Student Chapter Of A Professional Organization,
2013
Wright State University
Improving Student Retention With The Creation Of A Student Chapter Of A Professional Organization, John H. Mott, Hunter R. Musselman
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Significant research demonstrating the connection between student retention and student-peer interaction is extant. Such interaction is facilitated by the creation and growth of a student chapter of a professional organization that welcomes students who might not be otherwise engaged on campus and encourages their involvement in the organization. Benefits are multiplied when the organization is located at a joint facility which houses a lower two-year program feeding an upper two-year completion program, as it can be shown that the students groups who benefit the most from student-peer interaction are students indigenous to the institution and transfer students from two-year institutions. …
The National Aviation Operational Monitoring Service: Development Of A Survey Methodology,
2013
Wright State University
The National Aviation Operational Monitoring Service: Development Of A Survey Methodology, Mary M. Connors, Robert Mauro, Irving C. Statler
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
The National Aviation Operational Monitoring Service (NAOMS) was a research project designed to develop a methodology for acquiring information on changes over time in safety-related events occurring in the National Airspace System. A scientifically designed survey was used to measure the experiences of front-line operators and to evaluate trends that could compromise safety. Information from NAOMS could be the first indication of a developing situation, providing the basis for further investigation using other sources. This paper reports on a demonstration of the NAOMS concept through development and conduct of a survey of air carrier pilots. Data from over 18,000 randomly …
Synthetic Task Environments And The Three Body Problem,
2013
Wright State University - Main Campus
Synthetic Task Environments And The Three Body Problem, John M. Flach
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
The challenge for our panel was to address the opportunities and challenges of synthetic task environments for basic research on human performance in sociotechnical systems. In doing this, the classical three-body problem from physics is used as a metaphor to illustrate the contrast between dyadic and triadic semiotic models of cognitive systems. In the context of this metaphor, synthetic task environments offer a means to bring some of the additional complexities of triadic semiotic systems under experimental control where converging empirical methods can help to titrate through the additional complexity to distill basic theoretical insights that will potentially have practical …
Extending Mission Operations Safty Audits (Mosa) Research To An Indian Sub Continent Island Airline,
2013
Wright State University
Extending Mission Operations Safty Audits (Mosa) Research To An Indian Sub Continent Island Airline, Sue Burdekin
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
The aim of the Mission Operations Safety Audit (MOSA) research is to validate behavioural self-reported data from professional pilots, so that management can have confidence in this safety-critical debriefing information, and feed it back into the training continuum. In doing so, a safety loop can be established in a cost effective, operationally specific and timely program of data collection. The first study was conducted in a military F/A-18 Hornet simulator. Pilots were asked to self-report on their own operational performance across a predetermined selection of behavioural categories designed in conjunction with subject matter experts. To further test the MOSA methodology, …
An Investigation And Analysis Of The Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex In A Vibration Environment,
2013
Wright State University
An Investigation And Analysis Of The Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex In A Vibration Environment, Daniel Uribe, Michael E. Miller, Suzanne Smith
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) and their integration into military systems have greatly improved. However, previous research has demonstrated degraded visual performance when an HMD user is subject to whole-body, low-frequency vibration. This effect has been attributed to the effect of the Vesitbular-Ocular Reflex as it stabilizes the eye with respect to the external environment, causing eye movement with respect to the HMD. This research sought to understand the VOR as a function of whole-body, low-frequency, z-axis vibration. A human subject experiment was executed to measure the effect of whole-body, low-frequency vibration on eye movements recorded with Electro-oculagraphy (EOG) while performing …
Visual Perspective Illusions As Aviation Mishap Causal Factors,
2013
Wright State University
Visual Perspective Illusions As Aviation Mishap Causal Factors, Frederick R. Patterson, Richard D. Arnold ., Henry P. Williams .
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
In the past, aviation spatial disorientation (SD) has been considered predominantly an isolated vestibular problem, associated with lack of outside visual cues. Recent research has challenged the prevailing position by suggesting pilot SD is more commonly caused by problems with cognitive processing of visual spatial strategies. Among the confounding visual stimuli known to occur in-flight, several visual perspective illusions have been identified as reoccurring mishap causal factors. These illusions occur in part because humans exhibit a strong instinctive tendency toward considering themselves level with distant horizontal references, regardless of their true altitude. Also contributing to perspective illusion occurrence is the …
Mismatches Between Automation And Human Strategies: An Investigation Into Future Air Traffic Management Decision Aiding,
2013
Wright State University
Mismatches Between Automation And Human Strategies: An Investigation Into Future Air Traffic Management Decision Aiding, Carl A. Westin, Clark Borst, Brian Hilburn
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Future air traffic management will have to rely on more, and more sophisticated, automation to accommodate predicted air traffic. However, studies across various domains have shown that user acceptance of automation decreases when the authority of decision-making automation increases. As a result, low user acceptance could lead to disuse of an automated tool and threaten potential safety and performance benefits. Through a series of human-in-the-loop simulations, the work described in this paper examined the interacting effects of air traffic complexity and strategic conformance, i.e., the fit between human and machine strategies, on automation acceptance in a conflict detection and resolution …
Designing For Joint Human-Automation Cognition Through A Shared Representation Of 4d Trajectory Management,
2013
Wright State University
Designing For Joint Human-Automation Cognition Through A Shared Representation Of 4d Trajectory Management, Rolf Klomp, Clark Borst, M.M. (René) Van Paassen, Max Mulder, Dennis Nieuwenhuisen, Anneloes Maij, Martijn Mooij, Annemiek Van Drunen
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
The current evolution of the ATM system, led by the SESAR programme in Europe and the NextGen programme in the US, is foreseen to bring a paradigm shift to the work domain of the air traffic controller. A focal point is the introduction of the 4D (space and time) trajectory as a means for strategic management rather than the current –hands on– method of control. In both programmes a central role is foreseen for the human operator, aided by higher levels of automation and advanced decision support tools. However, many other complex socio-technical domains have shown that the transition to …
Pilot Decision Making: Modeling Choices In Go-Around Situations,
2013
Wright State University
Pilot Decision Making: Modeling Choices In Go-Around Situations, Andreas Haslbeck, Armin Eichinger, Klaus Bengler
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Pilot decision making is highly influenced by cockpit information displays. Decision quality could benefit from knowledge of temporal and individual influences on decision making under time pressure that suggests leverage points for cockpit or process design. In a recent flight simulator experiment, airline pilots were presented a realistic landing scenario. During the approach phase, instruments indicated weather conditions suggesting a go-around decision to be taken. The alternative decision consists of landing in spite of illegitimate strong tailwind. Gaze tracking analysis identified, whether relevant display information was picked up by the pilots. The time between checking the aircraft’s wind indicator and …
Assessing The Effects Of Off-Nominal Conditions On Nextgen Air Traffic Control Operations,
2013
Wright State University
Assessing The Effects Of Off-Nominal Conditions On Nextgen Air Traffic Control Operations, Michael W. Sawyer, Katherine A. Berry, Edward M. Austrian
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) proposes many new tools and capabilities to meet goals of increasing the capacity, safety, and efficiency in the National Airspace System (NAS). This effort aims to assess the potential effects of off-nominal conditions on human performance in the NextGen environment. To complete this assessment, a comprehensive list of off-nominal conditions with potential NextGen consequences was developed. This condition list was then compared against the changes proposed in each NextGen Operational Improvement to determine the potential positive and negative effects on human performance in terms of safety and efficiency. The most frequently cited off-nominal …
Arrival Management Decisions By Visualising Uncertainty,
2013
Wright State University
Arrival Management Decisions By Visualising Uncertainty, M. Tielrooij, C. Borst, M.M. Van Paassen, M. Mulder
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
To balance the flow of inbound aircraft and the capacity at airports, more and more Air Navigation Service Providers use Arrival Management (AMAN) systems. These provide decision support to sequence managers in planning inbound flights to optimize capacity, flight efficiency, and predictability. All AMANs are based on predictions of an aircraft's arrival time. Due to various disturbances the error of these predictions grows larger with the prediction horizon. Air Traffic Controllers will therefore not be able to effectively use the support at a certain horizon due to the lack of confidence in the provided information. This paper proposes and tests …
Collaboration, Coordination And Information Requirements For The Support Of An Airport Departure Metering Program,
2013
Wright State University
Collaboration, Coordination And Information Requirements For The Support Of An Airport Departure Metering Program, Philip J. Smith, Kristen Weaver, Alicia Fernendes, Amy Spencer, Mark Evans, Ken Durham
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
A simulation system called the Collaborative Airport Traffic System (CATS) has been developed to study human factors issues that arise in the design of a departure metering program to manage the inventory delivered to the spots at an airport over time. CATS is designed to support the role of a Departure Reservoir Coordinator (DRC), whose job is to: • Manage the inventory at the spots so that the departures queues maintain a “reasonable length” (long enough to avoid having the queue run dry; short enough to avoid unnecessarily high fuel consumption and long tarmac times). • Manage the inventory at …
Modeling Human And Animal Collision Avoidance Strategies,
2013
Wright State University
Modeling Human And Animal Collision Avoidance Strategies, Ioana Koglbaer, Reinhard Braunstingl, Thomas Haberkorn
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
In this paper we propose technical solutions for overcoming pilots’ limitations in handling collision situations in visual flight. An analysis of pilots’ requirements for future development of such systems shows that a surprisingly large proportion of pilots would prefer automated systems which will allow decision and performance of the avoidance maneuvers, and recapturing of the initial route by the autopilot. For building up a model of collision avoidance we reviewed previous findings on collision avoidance strategies of pilots, air traffic controllers and pedestrians. Additionally, we reconsidered studies on collision avoidance strategies of birds and insects. Finally, we discuss new challenges …
Aviation Safety Evaluation By Wavelet Kernel-Based Support Vector Machine,
2013
Wright State University
Aviation Safety Evaluation By Wavelet Kernel-Based Support Vector Machine, Chang Ming, You Xuqun
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
In order to obtain the excellent evaluation effects, the wavelet kernel function is used as the kernel function of support vector machine,and the model is defined as wavelet kernel-based support vector machine.Thus, wavelet kernel-based support vector machine is applied to aviation safety evaluation. The two dimensional input vector of the training samples is employed to construct the training samples.The traditional radial basis function kernel-based support vector machine is used to compare with the wavelet kernel-based support vector machine.The testing results show that the evaluation error of the wavelet kernel-based support vector machine belongs to the range from 0.015 to 0.04,and …
Individual Pilot Factors Predict Simulated Runway Incursion Outcomes,
2013
Wright State University
Individual Pilot Factors Predict Simulated Runway Incursion Outcomes, Kathleen Van Benthem, Chris M. Herdman
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
Runway incursions are a critical issue facing the aviation industry, with general aviation accounting for 77 percent of runway incursions involving pilot deviations. The present study reports on the value of individual pilot factors in predicting the outcome of a simulated surprise runway incursion. Significant predictors of runway incursion management were pilot rating, self-rated awareness of the impact of other aircraft on flight, and perceptions of the mental demands of the flight tasks. In light of the aviation industry’s reliance upon pilots’ self-monitoring of competence, strategies for reducing runway incursions can capitalize on evidence that higher self-rated ability to maintain …
Validating A Model Of Automation Supporting The Robotic Arm Controller,
2013
Wright State University
Validating A Model Of Automation Supporting The Robotic Arm Controller, Christopher D. Wickens, Angelia Sebok, A. Marc Gacy, Huiyang Li, Nadine Sarter
International Symposium on Aviation Psychology - 2013
A simulation of the space robotic arm navigation task is described. This simulation is used in both a human-in-the-loop simulation experiment to generate human performance data, and is coupled with a computational model of the human: MORIS, whose outputs are compared to the human operator data for both nominal conditions at three levels of operation, and for automation-failure conditions. Scan mediated model predictions of automation failure response are validated by the human performance data.
