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EEG-based cognitive control behaviour assessment: an ecological study with professional air traffic controllers
Several models defining different types of cognitive human behaviour are available. For this work, we
have selected the Skill, Rule and Knowledge (SRK) model proposed by Rasmussen in 1983. This model
is currently broadly used in safety critical domains, such as the aviation. Nowadays, there are no tools
able to assess at which level of cognitive control the operator is dealing with the considered task, that
is if he/she is performing the task as an automated routine (skill level), as procedures-based activity
(rule level), or as a problem-solving process (knowledge level). Several studies tried to model the SRK
behaviours from a Human Factor perspective. Despite such studies, there are no evidences in which such
behaviours have been evaluated from a neurophysiological point of view, for example, by considering
brain activity variations across the different SRK levels. Therefore, the proposed study aimed to
investigate the use of neurophysiological signals to assess the cognitive control behaviours accordingly
to the SRK taxonomy. The results of the study, performed on 37 professional Air Traffic Controllers,
demonstrated that specific brain features could characterize and discriminate the different SRK levels,
therefore enabling an objective assessment of the degree of cognitive control behaviours in realistic
setting
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 324)
This bibliography lists 200 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information System during May, 1989. Subject coverage includes: aerospace medicine and psychology, life support systems and controlled environments, safety equipment, exobiology and extraterrestrial life, and flight crew behavior and performance
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2014 Annual Conference:Human Factors in high reliability industries
On the occasion of the 2014 Meeting in Lisbon, Portuga
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2014 Annual Conference:Human Factors in high reliability industries
On the occasion of the 2014 Meeting in Lisbon, Portuga
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2014 Annual Conference:Human Factors in high reliability industries
On the occasion of the 2014 Meeting in Lisbon, Portuga
USING MODELING TO PREDICT THE EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ON MEDEVAC PILOT COGNITIVE WORKLOAD
The Holistic Situational Awareness - Decision Making (HSA-DM) program is researching ways to aid pilots via avionics essential to the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) rotor-wing platform. As pilots manage the new avionics that FVL will bring to the battlefield, automation assistance will be essential.
This study’s goal is to determine to what extent automation reduces pilot cognitive workload particularly when performing communication tasks. The quantitative analysis is based on cognitive walkthroughs with active-duty helicopter pilots. Pilot interviews were also conducted to assess how tasks are completed, and more importantly, to ascertain the cognitive workload associated with those tasks. This information is implemented into computer models of a routine helicopter flight to accurately predict pilot workload during a mission. These models also predict which tasks would add the most value to pilots and FVL if automated mission tasks were implemented.
The research indicates that by automating communication tasks for the pilot and copilot, workload is reduced to an optimal level. Based on these findings, monitor radio nets, adjust volume, input channel, select channel, and send JVMF messages should be automated. In addition, this analysis establishes a cost-effective, valid, and repeatable framework for future workload studies on automated tasks in FVL.Major, United States Army ReserveMajor, United States ArmyCaptain, United States ArmyMajor, United States ArmyMajor, United States ArmyApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited
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