Reviewing The Role of Cockpit Alerting Systems: Implications for Alerting System Design and Pilot Training

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy R. Pritchett
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Alerting System ◽  
Alerting Systems

Cue Utilization, Perceptions, and Experience in the Interpretation of Weather Radar Returns

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 721-725
Author(s):  
Mark W. Wiggins ◽  
Monique Crane ◽  
Thomas Loveday
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Weather Radar ◽  
Radar System ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Operational Experience ◽  
Cue Utilization ◽  
Flight Experience ◽  
Radar Systems

This study was designed to examine the role of cue utilization, perceptions, and measures of operational experience in the interpretation of a scenario involving the interpretation of weather radar returns. A total of 47 qualified pilots completed EXPERTise 2.0, an online assessment of cue utilization in the context of weather radar systems. They also completed a scenario involving the interpretation of weather radar returns which required an assessment as to whether they could continue the flight safely in the absence of a change in track or altitude. Consistent with research in other domains, the results revealed a relationship between performance and cue utilization. No relationships were evident on the basis of flight experience nor the inclination to use or trust weather radar systems. The results provide the basis for a tool that might be employed to assess pilots’ cue utilization, thereby enabling more targeted approaches to pilot training and weather radar system design.

Review of Concepts and Approaches to Complexity

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (15) ◽  
pp. 1166-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Modrick
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Cognitive Tasks ◽  
Psychological Domain

The objective of this paper is to review research dealing with the role of complexity in functions and tasks commonly allocated to the operators/users. This topic is complex and not well-structured. We have reviewed principal approaches to provide better structure for the psychological domain of complexity. The research reviewed is partitioned into three categories: procedural, cognitive, and conceptual complexity. What we were after in the review was to find quantifiable attributes of complexity in cognitive tasks and skills and how to use these attributes to manage complexity during system design.

“One Piece of a Big Puzzle”: Understanding the Roles of Coach Developers Through Interorganizational Relationships in Canada’s Coach Education System

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Jonathon Edwards ◽  
Diane Culver ◽  
Ross Leadbetter ◽  
Kate Kloos ◽  
Luke Potwarka
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Education System ◽  
Interorganizational Relationships ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Coaching Education ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Coaching Certification

Coach developers (CDs) are an integral aspect of the coaching education system in Canada, as they are responsible for the delivery of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) to coaches. A means of understanding the role of CDs within the Canadian coaching education system is to gain insight into the enablers and challenges of the interorganizational relationships (IORs) between the stakeholders (e.g., organizations, CDs, and coaches). The purpose of this insights paper was to use IORs to understand the CD relationship with other stakeholders in the coach education system as they pertain to enablers and challenges. The use of IORs is a relatively new theoretical concept within the field of coaching and coach education as it pertains to CDs. Through the empirical evidence of three sports—hockey, soccer, and baseball—there were three key themes that were indicative of IORs: the NCCP delivery, communications, and monitoring/evaluating for effectiveness. On the basis of the findings from this current study, the intended system design of the Canadian coaching education system, which is based on role-set IOR, is a vertical model of top-down governance model. On the basis of the findings from this current study, the intended system design of the Canadian coaching education system, which is based on role-set IOR, is a vertical model of top-down governance, where one decision from the top impacts all the other stakeholders within the system.

Interactive Technology: The Role of Passivity

1979 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Thimbleby
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
System Design ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Interactive Technology

Technology comes in many forms, in particular ‘interactive’ and ‘not-so interactive’. Not all so-called interactive systems are interactive technology: they are not ‘good’ enough. In contrast to typical modern technology, interactive technology is responsibly passive and thereby reduces the opportunity for its users to form incorrect or misguided models of its operation. Passivity is not solely a property of the system design but is relative to the needs and actions of the users of the technology; it depends on the skills, expectations and understanding of the users. As a guide to implementors, passivity also reduces their opportunities to create systems that are obscure to users. It is suggested that a ‘parallel user-interface’, which is outlined, meets the requirements of interactive technology.

scholarly journals Penguins, Birds, and Pilot Knowledge: Can an Overlooked Attribute of Human Cognition Explain Our Most Puzzling Aircraft Accidents?

2020 ◽  
pp. 001872082096087
Author(s):  
Richard Clewley ◽  
Jim Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Human Cognition ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Aircraft Accidents ◽  
Event Knowledge ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Safety Event ◽  
Explicit Training ◽  
Pilot Behavior

Objective We extend the theory of conceptual categories to flight safety events, to understand variations in pilot event knowledge. Background Experienced, highly trained pilots sometimes fail to recognize events, resulting in procedures not being followed, damaging safety. Recognition is supported by typical, representative members of a concept. Variations in typicality (“gradients”) could explain variations in pilot knowledge, and hence recognition. The role of simulations and everyday flight operations in the acquisition of useful, flexible concepts is poorly understood. We illustrate uses of the theory in understanding the industry-wide problem of nontypical events. Method One hundred and eighteen airline pilots responded to scenario descriptions, rating them for typicality and indicating the source of their knowledge about each scenario. Results Significant variations in typicality in flight safety event concepts were found, along with key gradients that may influence pilot behavior. Some concepts were linked to knowledge gained in simulator encounters, while others were linked to real flight experience. Conclusion Explicit training of safety event concepts may be an important adjunct to what pilots may variably glean from simulator or operational flying experiences, and may result in more flexible recognition and improved response. Application Regulators, manufacturers, and training providers can apply these principles to develop new approaches to pilot training that better prepare pilots for event diversity.

Role of Control-Structure Interaction in Protective System Design

1995 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Dyke ◽  
B. F. Spencer ◽  
P. Quast ◽  
M. K. Sain
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Control Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Protective System
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