28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-9.7.4

HMIAC – SURVEY ON HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION IN AIRCRAFT COCKPITS

C. Kappenberger, I. Stepniczka*
DLR, Germany; *Univ. of Vienna, Austria

Keywords: flight deck automation, human-machine interaction, situational awareness, ergonomics, survey

To assess the effects of the substantial increase in automation of cockpit environments from a pilot’s view, a survey among airline pilots has been conducted, focusing on the topics workload, situational awareness and suitability of checklists, procedures and flight training. The results of more than 120 responses are presented.

view full paper