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Pilots of the future - Human or computer?In connection with the occurrence of aircraft accidents and the evolution of the air-travel system, questions arise regarding the computer's potential for making fundamental contributions to improving the safety and reliability of air travel. An important result of an analysis of the causes of aircraft accidents is the conclusion that humans - 'pilots and other personnel' - are implicated in well over half of the accidents which occur. Over 70 percent of the incident reports contain evidence of human error. In addition, almost 75 percent show evidence of an 'information-transfer' problem. Thus, the question arises whether improvements in air safety could be achieved by removing humans from control situations. In an attempt to answer this question, it is important to take into account also certain advantages which humans have in comparison to computers. Attention is given to human error and the effects of technology, the motivation to automate, aircraft automation at the crossroads, the evolution of cockpit automation, and pilot factors.
Document ID
19860033803
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chambers, A. B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Nagel, D. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Computer
Volume: 18
ISSN: 0018-9162
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
86A18541
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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