Presentation
CANCELED - Impacts on Control Panel Interaction Speed for Pilots of Heavy Aircraft
SessionPoster Session 1
DescriptionCareers that involve piloting large planes are among the most stressful in the modern day. In any professional field, pilots manage huge vehicles worth hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars with the lives of themselves and their crew quite literally in their hands. Cargo pilots will also have tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of products on board. Airline pilots, on the other hand, are responsible for the lives of dozens or hundreds of passengers. Military pilots go even further by dealing with both of these responsibilities while flying in hostile airspace, low visibility, or combat situations. Any one of these factors would induce significant stress for pilots to manage. This is evident in calls for research into assessing the different factors of personality that lead to superior and inferior pilots, as well as continued efforts to research the psychological and physiological responses of pilots to the stimuli they experience every day. (Butcher, 2002; Sauvet et al., 2009; Wilson et al., 2016 ) These pilots also experience vibrations from the 16 Hz to 100 Hz frequency bands, with standards designed for the 2-20Hz range. (DES, 2013; Mansfield & Aggarwal, 2022; Whiteley et al., 1991)
Due to all of this, it is imperative for these fields that the operation of the aircraft is as safe and efficient as possible. Therefore, knowing what features impact pilots’ safety, consistency, and ease of operation is paramount. Quick reactions are essential in several situations to ensure that the plane and all occupants remain safe. Control panel interactions occur during critical parts of the process and require fast operation for safe and efficient flights.
The research team hypothesizes that control panel orientation/layout, seat location, glove type, and vibration affect pilot operation speed when interacting with the control panel in the cockpit. These factors are all variations that may occur between different flights when piloting large planes. This portion of a more extensive study seeks to determine what factors have the most significant impact on pilot speed during control panel interaction.
Due to all of this, it is imperative for these fields that the operation of the aircraft is as safe and efficient as possible. Therefore, knowing what features impact pilots’ safety, consistency, and ease of operation is paramount. Quick reactions are essential in several situations to ensure that the plane and all occupants remain safe. Control panel interactions occur during critical parts of the process and require fast operation for safe and efficient flights.
The research team hypothesizes that control panel orientation/layout, seat location, glove type, and vibration affect pilot operation speed when interacting with the control panel in the cockpit. These factors are all variations that may occur between different flights when piloting large planes. This portion of a more extensive study seeks to determine what factors have the most significant impact on pilot speed during control panel interaction.
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, September 11th5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
LocationMcArthur Ballroom
Aerospace Systems
Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making
Computer Systems
Forensics Professional
Health Care
Human Performance Modeling
Individual Differences in Performance
Perception and Performance
Product Design
Safety
Training
Usability and System Evaluation
Extended Reality