Measuring Aircrew Workload: Problems, Progress, and Promises

Abstract

An overviewing of the problems of defining, quantifying, and measuring mental workload during aircrew tasks is given based on our work in the areas of aircraft handling qualities, pilot model measurement and prediction, multi-display scanning and psychophysiological measures is assessed and the importance of some new multidimensional workload rating techniques is emphasized. The lack of unifying theoretical approach is identified as the main impediment to progress, and an approach is suggested, that can handle both continuous and discrete task loads. A review is given of some new workload measurement concepts such as Non-invasive Pilot Identification Program, the imbedded surrogate auxiliary task method, and the measurement of workload margin via the Cross-Coupled-Instability Task (CCIT).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001137

Entities

People

  • Henry R. Jex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Flight Testing
  • Identification
  • Instability
  • Measurement
  • Scanning
  • Work Measurement
  • Workload
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design