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The Sternberg Task as a Workload Metric in Flight Handling Qualities ResearchThe objective of this research was to determine whether the Sternberg item-recognition task, employed as a secondary task measure of spare mental capacity for flight handling qualities (FHQ) simulation research, could help to differentiate between different flight-control conditions. FHQ evaluations were conducted on the Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames Research Center to investigate different primary flight-control configurations, and selected stability and control augmentation levels for helicopers engaged in low-level flight regimes. The Sternberg task was superimposed upon the primary flight-control task in a balanced experimental design. The results of parametric statistical analysis of Sternberg secondary task data failed to support the continued use of this task as a measure of pilot workload. In addition to the secondary task, subjects provided Cooper-Harper pilot ratings (CHPR) and responded to a workload questionnaire. The CHPR data also failed to provide reliable statistical discrimination between FHQ treatment conditions; some insight into the behavior of the secondary task was gained from the workload questionnaire data.
Document ID
19850006259
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hemingway, J. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: 20th Ann. Conf. on Manual Control, Vol. 2
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
85N14568
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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