Workload and Situation Awareness in Future Aircraft

871803

10/01/1987

Event
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Cockpits have changed dramatically over the last ten years. The electro-mechanical instruments have largely been replaced with electro-optical controls and displays. This change in the pilot-vehicle interface, coupled with a second development, the emergence of a very powerful airborne computer system, an Electronic Crewmember, has had a significant impact on workload in the cockpit. Workload has shifted from physical to mental, and many workload measurement tools applied previously may no longer be appropriate. This paper discusses the prediction, real time measurement and dynamic allocation of cockpit workload in an aircraft with a crew of two -- one human and one electronic.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/871803
Pages
11
Citation
Emerson, T., Reising, J., and Britten-Austin, H., "Workload and Situation Awareness in Future Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 871803, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871803.
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Published
Oct 1, 1987
Product Code
871803
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English