A Coherent Assessment of Visual Ergonomics in Flight Deck Impacted by Color and Luminance

2013 ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
Ye Zhou ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Baofeng Li ◽  
Jinhai Yu ◽  
Zhi Ma
Keyword(s):  
Visual Ergonomics ◽  
Flight Deck

Asiana Airlines Flight 214

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Chow ◽  
Stephen Yortsos ◽  
Najmedin Meshkati
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Aviation Safety ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Flight Crew ◽  
Pilot Performance ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
Flight Deck

This article focuses on a major human factors–related issue that includes the undeniable role of cultural factors and cockpit automation and their serious impact on flight crew performance, communication, and aviation safety. The report concentrates on the flight crew performance of the Boeing 777–Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident, by exploring issues concerning mode confusion and autothrottle systems. It also further reviews the vital role of cultural factors in aviation safety and provides a brief overview of past, related accidents. Automation progressions have been created in an attempt to design an error-free flight deck. However, to do that, the pilot must still thoroughly understand every component of the flight deck – most importantly, the automation. Otherwise, if pilots are not completely competent in terms of their automation, the slightest errors can lead to fatal accidents. As seen in the case of Asiana Flight 214, even though engineering designs and pilot training have greatly evolved over the years, there are many cultural, design, and communication factors that affect pilot performance. It is concluded that aviation systems designers, in cooperation with pilots and regulatory bodies, should lead the strategic effort of systematically addressing the serious issues of cockpit automation, human factors, and cultural issues, including their interactions, which will certainly lead to better solutions for safer flights.

scholarly journals Generating Design Requirements for Flight Deck Applications: Applying the Perceptual Cycle Model to Engine Failures on Take-off

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Katie J. Parnell ◽  
Rachael A. Wynne ◽  
Thomas G. C. Griffin ◽  
Katherine L. Plant ◽  
Neville A. Stanton
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Model ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Flight Deck

A Model of Monitoring as Sensemaking: Application to Flight Path Management and Pilot Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-248
Author(s):  
Dorrit Billman ◽  
Randall Mumaw ◽  
Michael Feary
Keyword(s):  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Situation Model ◽  
Flight Path ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
Current State ◽  
Strategic Regulation ◽  
Scan Pattern ◽  
Flight Deck

Monitoring is a critical part of supervisory control and plays a critical role on the flight deck. Monitoring the flight path is critical to aviation safety. Recently, there has been interest in improving training of monitoring. We propose a model of expert monitoring that can serve as the basis for training. We claim that effective monitoring is much more than a scan pattern or where eyes point. In aviation, monitoring is centered around the pilot’s Situation Model, which integrates and represents the pilot’s knowledge from mental models in memory with observations about the current state. Effective monitoring is a cycle of posing a monitoring question, identifying how to gather the evidence needed to answer the question, and assessing implications for action. These processes may be fluent or effortful but depend on strategic regulation. We step through implications of our model for training.

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