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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Seeing the Big Picture: Pilot Assessments of Cockpit System Interactions Contribution to Situation Awareness

Authors : David R. Meyer, Christina F. Rusnock, Michael E. Miller

Published in: Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Pilots build and maintain situation awareness based on their interaction with the world around them. This interaction includes a complex and dynamic series of tasks including running checklists, reading instruments and displays, looking out of the window, or listening to the radios. However, since the quality and quantity of information derived from each interaction is not well known, cockpit designers can only have an abstract understanding of how much situation awareness their system imparts to the human operators. This paper examines the opinions of pilots regarding how performing cockpit tasks contribute towards gaining situation awareness. Twenty-one military aviators were asked to rate 19 generic cockpit tasks based on how they contribute to or degrade situation awareness. This research shows that modern avionics, such as the Heads-Up Display, Multi-Function Display, and other sensors can provide strong positive situation awareness, but depending on the mission phase and other factors, they may not be significantly more advantageous than their analog counterparts.

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Metadata
Title
Seeing the Big Picture: Pilot Assessments of Cockpit System Interactions Contribution to Situation Awareness
Authors
David R. Meyer
Christina F. Rusnock
Michael E. Miller
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-40029-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-40030-3

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40030-3_41

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