Anthropometric Standards on the Flight Deck: Origins of Control-force-exertion Limits and Comparisons with Recent Surveys of Human Performance Limitations

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis B. Beringer
Keyword(s):  
Human Performance ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Performance Limitations ◽  
Flight Deck

scholarly journals A REVIEW OF IMPORTANT COGNITIVE CONCEPTS IN AVIATION

Aviation ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana P. G. MARTINS
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Machine Interface ◽  
Cockpit Design ◽  
Flight Deck

Even considering the current low accident rate in aviation, the anticipated growth in the number of airplanes in the air in the next decades will lead to an inadmissible rise in the number of accidents. These have been mostly attributed to human error and a misunderstanding of automation by the crew, especially during periods of high workload and stress in the cockpit. Therefore, increased safety requires not only advances in technology, but improved cockpit design including better human-machine interface. These cannot be achieved however, without considering some of the cognitive constructs that affect the behaviour of pilots in the cockpit. In fact, given its characteristics and public visibility, the flight deck of commercial jets is one of the most common arenas for the study of complex and skilled human performance. Here I present a literature review on the selected topics of workload, situation awareness, stress and automation in the cockpit, with the goal of supporting the development of new technologies.

scholarly journals Human Performance Risks and Benefits of Adaptive Systems on the Flight Deck

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Dorneich ◽  
William Rogers ◽  
Stephen D. Whitlow ◽  
Robert DeMers
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Flight Deck
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