Overcoming Information Overload in the Cockpit
Abstract
This study is focused on finding new technologies that will convey the most important information to pilots, when they need it, and in a more efficient and effective way than is currently being done across Army Aviation. The ever increasing complex nature of flying and managing an aircraft, especially during an event which degrades pilot awareness, demands a constant search for better ways of portraying aircraft data to the crew members. The objectives of this study were to determine a hierarchy of information requirements for pilots at different times throughout the course of a mission, research better ways to relay that information to pilots by finding new intuitive display technologies, tactile technologies, and alternate heads-up-display symbology layouts, and finally, to determine, through the use of a non-human-in-the-loop discrete event simulation, if these new technologies have a significant impact on increasing pilot situational awareness while at the same time reducing both overall and individual resource (visual, cognitive, auditory, fine motor, and speech) workload on the crew.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 15, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA506356
Entities
People
- Robert H. Kewley
- Thomas Deveans
Organizations
- United States Military Academy