Aircraft Alerting Systems Standardization Study. Volume I. Candidate System Validation and Time-Critical Display Evaluation.
Abstract
This report is one of a series of documented studies directed to the improvement and standardization of aircraft alerting systems. The purpose of the study was to develop and validate, through simulation, functional design criteria that can be used in designing effective aircraft alerting systems. The major objectives of this phase study were to: resolve system component questions; validate the two candidate system concepts by comparison to a representative baseline system, for both the pilot and flight engineer stations; evaluate presentation media and display formats for time-critical warnings; develop guidelines for the design of alerting systems. The system component questions were resolved in a series of experiments and the results were integrated into two system concepts for validation. In the validation tests, line-qualified pilots exercised the three alerting systems in a full-mission, fixed-base simulator. In all areas of measurement pilot performance was as good or better with the two candidate system designs than with the conventional, baseline system. The results indicate that a flight engineer station should contain the visual display components offered by the candidate system concepts. Voice was the recommended medium of presentation when rapid response is required. The time-critical display tests showed that fastest pilot response performance was obtained when graphic guidance alerts were placed in the pilot's primary field of view. The functional design criteria that were developed are contained in 'Aircraft Alerting System Design Guidelines, ' Report Number DOT/FAA/RD-81/38/11. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107225
Entities
People
- B. L. Berson
- D. A. Po-chedley
- D. C. Hanson
- G. P. Boucek
- M. F. Leffler
Organizations
- Boeing