General Aviation Weather Alerting: The Effectiveness of Different Visual and Tactile Display Characteristics in Supporting Weather-Related Decision Making

IF 1 4区 心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Kathryn G. Tippey, Trey Roady, Carolina Rodriguez-Paras, L. Brown, William G. Rantz, T. Ferris
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ABSTRACT Objective: This research analyzed the effects of weather technology interface characteristics on the quality and timeliness of weather-related decision making via mental workload and situational awareness (SA) metrics using flight training devices (FTDs) and follow-up in-flight validation testing. Background: A significant number of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents are attributable to pilots flying into instrument meteorological conditions without the necessary certification for safe operation. Even when takeoff conditions are clear, they can degrade in flight. Pilots might consult in-flight weather technologies to inform flight-plan-related decisions. Method: GA pilots flew 2 scenarios in FTDs while receiving weather notifications (referred to here as alerts) via complex graphical or smart-watch-based visual displays and under different vibrotactile cuing conditions. In-flight testing examined if vibrotactile cuing effects found in simulation were present in real flight. Results: Results suggest the quality and timeliness of weather-related flight decisions and flight-related SA are better supported when displays use vibrotactile cues and embed alert text within maps rather than present it separately on a smart watch. In-flight data confirmed that pilots can reliably perceive vibrotactile cues in real aircraft. Conclusion: Vibrotactile cues improve the reception of notifications and can reduce cognitive demands while flying. Visual weather information should be displayed on larger screens that are positioned to reduce pilots’ postural reorientation. These findings can inform the design of weather technologies for supporting pilot in-flight decision making.
通用航空天气警报:不同视觉和触觉显示特征在支持天气相关决策中的有效性
摘要目的:本研究通过使用飞行训练设备(FTD)和后续飞行验证测试的心理工作量和态势感知(SA)指标,分析了天气技术接口特征对天气相关决策质量和及时性的影响。背景:大量致命的通用航空事故是由于飞行员在没有必要的安全操作证书的情况下进入仪器气象条件下飞行造成的。即使在起飞条件明确的情况下,它们也可能在飞行中降级。飞行员可能会咨询飞行中的天气技术,为飞行计划相关决策提供信息。方法:GA飞行员在不同的振动触觉提示条件下,通过复杂的图形或基于智能手表的视觉显示器接收天气通知(此处称为警报)时,在FTD中飞行了两种场景。飞行试验检查了模拟中发现的振动触觉提示效应是否存在于真实飞行中。结果:结果表明,当显示器使用振动触觉提示并在地图中嵌入警报文本,而不是在智能手表上单独显示时,天气相关飞行决策和飞行相关SA的质量和及时性得到了更好的支持。飞行数据证实,飞行员可以可靠地感知真实飞机中的振动触觉提示。结论:振动提示可以改善通知的接收,并可以减少飞行时的认知需求。视觉天气信息应该显示在更大的屏幕上,这些屏幕的位置可以减少飞行员的姿势调整。这些发现可以为支持飞行员飞行决策的天气技术设计提供信息。
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