Advances in Aviation Psychology: Volume 1

Aviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and application. Though rooted in the presentations of the 17th ISAP, held in 2013 in Dayton, Ohio, Advances in Aviation Psychology is not simply a collection of selected proceeding papers. Based upon the potential impact on emerging trends, current debates or enduring issues present in their work, select authors were invited to expand on their work following the benefit of interactions at the symposium. The invited authors include the featured keynote and plenary speakers who are all leading scientists and prominent researchers that were selected to participate at the symposium. These contributions are supplemented by additional contributors whose work best reflects significant developments in aviation psychology. Consequently the volume includes visions for the next generation of air management and air traffic control, the integration of unmanned (i.e. remotely piloted vehicles) into operational air spaces, and the use of advanced information technologies (e.g. synthetic task environments) for research and training. This book is the first in a series of volumes to be published in conjunction with each subsequent ISAP. The aim of each volume is not only to report the latest findings in aviation psychology but also to suggest new directions for advancing the field

Advances in Aviation Psychology: Volume 1

Aviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and application. Though rooted in the presentations of the 17th ISAP, held in 2013 in Dayton, Ohio, Advances in Aviation Psychology is not simply a collection of selected proceeding papers. Based upon the potential impact on emerging trends, current debates or enduring issues present in their work, select authors were invited to expand on their work following the benefit of interactions at the symposium. The invited authors include the featured keynote and plenary speakers who are all leading scientists and prominent researchers that were selected to participate at the symposium. These contributions are supplemented by additional contributors whose work best reflects significant developments in aviation psychology. Consequently the volume includes visions for the next generation of air management and air traffic control, the integration of unmanned (i.e. remotely piloted vehicles) into operational air spaces, and the use of advanced information technologies (e.g. synthetic task environments) for research and training. This book is the first in a series of volumes to be published in conjunction with each subsequent ISAP. The aim of each volume is not only to report the latest findings in aviation psychology but also to suggest new directions for advancing the field.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/books/1083/thumbnail.jp

Information Processing in Aviation

This chapter reviews the extant understanding of the fundamental capabilities that humans can contribute to aviation operations. The chapter examines how the pilots adapt to the changing aviation environment as information processing demands shifted from direct perceptual-motor control of the aircraft flight path and attitude to more complex and strategic, higher-level processing enabling the aircraft to safely operate in otherwise untenable regimes (e.g., night flight) and more crowded airspace. How limited human attention is mobilized, allocated, and optimized to meet the myriad challenges of the aviation environment is discussed. The interplay between the essential skills that enable performance and the human biases that can conspire to produce errors is examined. Last, the pragmatic need to characterize the demands of information processing has led to the development of the concepts of mental workload and situation awareness to help guide design and to assess the effectiveness of aviation systems. Considering the extant knowledge of human information processing and emerging technological trends, the chapter looks forward to a likely future aviation system

Information Processing in Aviation

This chapter reviews the extant understanding of the fundamental capabilities that humans can contribute to aviation operations. The chapter examines how the pilots adapt to the changing aviation environment as information processing demands shifted from direct perceptual-motor control of the aircraft flight path and attitude to more complex and strategic, higher-level processing enabling the aircraft to safely operate in otherwise untenable regimes (e.g., night flight) and more crowded airspace. How limited human attention is mobilized, allocated, and optimized to meet the myriad challenges of the aviation environment is discussed. The interplay between the essential skills that enable performance and the human biases that can conspire to produce errors is examined. Last, the pragmatic need to characterize the demands of information processing has led to the development of the concepts of mental workload and situation awareness to help guide design and to assess the effectiveness of aviation systems. Considering the extant knowledge of human information processing and emerging technological trends, the chapter looks forward to a likely future aviation system

Cognition and Physiological Response

Complex tasks in large and error-prone environments require unobtrusive, unbiased and real-time measurement of cognitive variables to promote safety and to achieve optimal performance. Despite the prevalence of physiological measurement of cognitive constructs and cognitive performance, such as workload, little has been done to justify the inference of cognitive states from physiological measures. We develop a framework based on the extant literature to provide the groundwork for further validation of physiological measurement. Specifically, we leverage theoretically-grounded conditions of measurement to aid in investigating the logical sampling and construct validity for use of such metrics. Further meta-analytic investigation is warranted to validate the model and justify use of physiological measures