Modeling Pilot Behavior for Assessing Integrated Alert and Notification Systems on Flight DecksNumerous new flight deck configurations for caution, warning, and alerts can be conceived; yet testing them with human-in-the-Ioop experiments to evaluate each one would not be practical. New sensors, instruments, and displays are being put into cockpits every day and this is particularly true as we enter the dawn of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). By modeling pilot behavior in a computer simulation, an unlimited number of unique caution, warning, and alert configurations can be evaluated 24/7 by a computer. These computer simulations can then identify the most promising candidate formats to further evaluate in higher fidelity, but more costly, Human-in-the-Ioop (HITL) simulations. Evaluations using batch simulations with human performance models saves time, money, and enables a broader consideration of possible caution, warning, and alerting configurations for future flight decks.
Document ID
20100012876
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cover, Mathew (Iowa Univ. IA, United States)
Schnell, Thomas (Iowa Univ. IA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2010
Publication Information
Publication: Selected Papers Presented at MODSIM World 2009 Conference and Expo
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