Measuring pilot workload in a motion base simulator. III - Synchronous secondary taskThis experiment continues earlier research of Kantowitz et al. (1983) conducted in a GAT-1 motion-base trainer to evaluate choice-reaction secondary tasks as measures of pilot work load. The earlier work used an asynchronous secondary task presented every 22 sec regardless of flying performance. The present experiment uses a synchronous task presented only when a critical event occurred on the flying task. Both two- and four-choice visual secondary tasks were investigated. Analysis of primary flying-task results showed no decrement in error for altitude, indicating that the key assumption necessary for using a choice secondary task was satisfied. Reaction times showed significant differences between 'easy' and 'hard' flight scenarios as well as the ability to discriminate among flight tasks.
Document ID
19880048231
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kantowitz, Barry H. (Battelle Memorial Institute Seattle, WA, United States)
Bortolussi, Michael R. (Western Aerospace Laboratories, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hart, Sandra G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)