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Book Investigating the Validity of Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research POWER

Download or read book Investigating the Validity of Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research POWER written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research (POWER) software was developed to provide objective measures of ATC taskload and performance. POWER uses data extracted from National Airspace System (NAS) System Analysis Recording (SAR) files to compute a set of objective measures. A study was conducted to investigate the relationship of POWER measures with measures of sector complexity, controller workload, and performance. Sixteen instructors from the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, OK, watched eight traffic samples from four en route sectors in the Kansas City Center using the Systematic Air Traffic Operations Research Initiative (SATORI) system. POWER measures were computed using the same data. Participants made three estimates of the workload experienced by radar controllers and provided two types of assessments of their performance. Sector complexity was determined using information about sector characteristics and the traffic samples. Some POWER measures were related to sector complexity and controller workload, but the relationship with performance was less clear. While this exploratory study provides important information about the POWER measures, additional research is needed to better understand these relationships. When the properties and limitations of these measures are better understood, they may then be used to calculate baseline measures for the current National Airspace System.

Book Human Factors Impacts in Air Traffic Management

Download or read book Human Factors Impacts in Air Traffic Management written by Mark Rodgers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In research and application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems design, development and operation, there remains a lack of clarity regarding the range and integration of activities associated with the need for greater attention to issues such as human error, interface design and teamwork, especially in systems with increased levels of automation. This book seeks to redress this situation by presenting case studies of human factors applications in which there is demonstrable success in terms of improvement in operational systems. Individual examples are used to outline how each human factors study evolved, what it entailed, how it was resourced and how the results contributed to operational performance. Case studies include training methods, human error, team resource management, situation assessment, terminal automation replacement systems, collaborative decision-making to improve the effectiveness of traffic-flow management and the role of human factors in ATM.

Book Air Transportation Systems Engineering

Download or read book Air Transportation Systems Engineering written by George L. Donohue and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012 14 Volume Set

Download or read book Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012 14 Volume Set written by Gavriel Salvendy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 8218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from an international group of authors with diverse backgrounds, this set comprises all fourteen volumes of the proceedings of the 4th AHFE Conference 21-25 July 2012. The set presents the latest research on current issues in Human Factors and Ergonomics. It draws from an international panel that examines cross-cultural differences, design issues, usability, road and rail transportation, aviation, modeling and simulation, and healthcare.

Book Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation

Download or read book Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation written by Steven J. Landry and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the very earliest years of aviation, it was clear that human factors were critical to the success and safety of the system. As aviation has matured, the system has become extremely complex. Bringing together the most recent human factors work in the aviation domain, Advances in Human Aspects of Aviation covers the design of aircrafts for the comfort and well being of the passenger. The book discusses strategies and guidelines for maximizing comfort, the design of aircrafts including cockpit design, and the training and work schedules for flight attendants and pilots. It is becoming increasingly important to view problems not as isolated issues that can be extracted from the system environment, but as embedded issues that can only be understood as a part of an overall system. In keeping with a system that is vast in its scope and reach, the chapters in this book cover a wide range of topics, including: Interface and operations issues from the perspectives of pilots and air traffic controllers, respectively. Specific human performance issues, studied from within the context of the air transportation system Issues related to automation and the delineation of function between automation and human within the current and future system The U.S. air traffic modernization effort, called NextGen Diverse modeling perspectives and methods Safety and ethics as driving factors for change Cognition and work overload Empirical research and evaluation of the air transportation domain As air traffic modernization efforts begin to vastly increase the capacity of the system, the issues facing engineers, scientists, and other practitioners of human factors are becoming more challenging and more critical. Reflecting road themes and trends in this field, the book documents the latest research in this area.

Book Relationship of the Aircraft Mix Index with Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research Measures and Controllers Subjective Complexity Ratings

Download or read book Relationship of the Aircraft Mix Index with Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research Measures and Controllers Subjective Complexity Ratings written by Elaine M. Pfleiderer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aircraft mix (i.e., the mix of aircraft with different performance characteristics in a sector) has been repeatedly cited as a complexity factor in en route air traffic control. However, scant attention has been directed to a statistical examination of this relationship. The present study is the third in a series of investigations designed to define, quantify, and assess the validity of aircraft mix as a contributor to traffic complexity. Eighteen 30-minute samples of System Analysis Recording data were collected from the Fort Worth and Atlanta en route centers. Performance and Objective Workload Evaluation Research (POWER) measures and the Aircraft Mix Index (Pfleiderer, 2003a) were computed in 6-minute intervals for each of the 36 samples. Principal Components Analysis of the combined data sets produced four components with eigenvalues>1 accounting for approximately 71% of the variance. The Aircraft Mix Index was most closely associated with Component 1, which was composed of variables generally associated with traffic complexity. These variables were used as predictors against a criterion of controllers' subjective "Complexity" ratings in multiple regression analyses of low- and high-altitude sector samples. The Aircraft Mix Index failed to contribute significantly to the explained variance in the both the low-altitude (R=.69; R2=.47) and high-altitude (R=.57; R2=.33) sector models. In the aggregate, the results suggest that although aircraft mix appears to be associated with traffic complexity, it may not be as influential as other complexity factors in the en route environment.

Book FAA Strategies for Reducing Operational Error Causal Factors

Download or read book FAA Strategies for Reducing Operational Error Causal Factors written by Julia Pounds and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Trends in Neuroergonomics A Comprehensive Overview

Download or read book Trends in Neuroergonomics A Comprehensive Overview written by Klaus Gramann and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Research Topic is dedicated to Raja Parasuraman who unexpectedly passed on March 22nd 2015. Raja Parasuraman’s pioneering work led the emergence of Neuroergonomics as a new scientific field. He combined his research interests in the field of Neuroergonomics which he defined as the study of the human brain in relation to performance at work and everyday settings. Raja Parasuraman was a pioneer, a truly exceptional researcher and an extraordinary person. He made significant contributions to a number of disciplines, from human factors to cognitive neuroscience. His advice to young researchers was to be passionate in order to develop theory and knowledge that can guide the design of technologies and environments for people. His legacy, the field of Neuroergonomics, will live on in countless faculties and students whom he advised and inspired with unmatched humility throughout the whole of his distinguished career. Raja Parasuraman was an impressive human being, a very kind person, and an absolutely inspiring individual who will be remembered by everyone who had the chance to meet him. About this Research Topic Since the advent of neuroergonomics, significant progress has been made with respect to methodology and tools for the investigation of the brain and behavior at work. This is especially the case for neuroscientific methods where the availability of ambulatory hardware, wearable sensors and advanced data analyses allow for imaging of brain dynamics in humans in applied environments. Methods such as: electroencephalography (EEG), functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and stimulation approaches like transcranial direct-currrent stimulation (tDCS) have made significant progress in both recording and altering brain activity while allowing full body movements outside laboratory environments. For neuroergonomics, the application of brain imaging in real-world scenarios is highly relevant. Traditionally, brain imaging experiments in human factors research tend to avoid active behavior for fear of artifacts and a contaminated data set that would provide limited insight into brain dynamics in real working environments. To overcome these problems new analyses approaches have to be developed that identify artifacts resulting from hostile recording environments and movement-related non-brain activity stemming from eye-, head, and full-body movements. The application of methodology from the field of Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) for neuroergonomics is one approach that has significant potential to enhance ambulatory monitoring and applied testing. Passive BCIs allow for assessing aspects of the user state online, such that systems can automatically adapt to their user. This neuroadaptive technology could lead to highly efficient working environments, to auto-adaptive experimental paradigms and to a continuous tracking of cognitive and affective aspects of the user state. Hence, deployment of portable neuroimaging technologies to real time settings could help assess cognitive and motivational states of personnel assigned to perform critical tasks. This Research Topic gathers submissions that cover new approaches in neuroergonomics. Different article type cover advanced neuroscience methods and neuroergonomics techniques as well as analysis approaches to investigate brain dynamics in working environments. The selection of papers provides insights into new neuroergonomic research approaches that demonstrate significant advances in brain imaging technologies that become more and more mobile, Moreover, a strong trend for new analyses approaches and paradigms investigating real work settings can be seen. Together, this unique collection of latest research papers provides a comprehensive overview on the latest developments in neuroergonomics.

Book Development of an Empirically based Index of Aircraft Mix

Download or read book Development of an Empirically based Index of Aircraft Mix written by Elaine M. Pfleiderer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Investigation of the Inter individual Variability of Physiological Responses to Changes in Activity Levels Gravity Loading Nutritional Status Pharmaceuticals and Exposure to Radiation

Download or read book Investigation of the Inter individual Variability of Physiological Responses to Changes in Activity Levels Gravity Loading Nutritional Status Pharmaceuticals and Exposure to Radiation written by Tobias Weber and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book NASA Technical Memorandum

Download or read book NASA Technical Memorandum written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: