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- NASA NTRS 2023 JSC Conference Paper
Evolution of Hardware and Philosophy of Emergency Response Actions on the International Space Station and Future Spacecrafts
Human spaceflight is dangerous for numerous reasons. This ranges from the dynamic environment of launching on a rocket, flying in space among the thousands and thousands pieces of space debris, to the hazards of re-entry…
- NASA NTRS 2020 ARC Technical Memorandum (TM)
Deep Space Human-Systems Research Recommendations for Future Human-Automation/Robotic Integration
Appropriate integration between automation and robotics systems and their human operators is essential for future space exploration. The Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Element of NASA’s Human Research Program r…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other
Human factors: Aeronautics
The objectives of the Aeronautics Human Factors Research and Technology program are to provide the technology base and capability to design effective crew-cockpit systems and to advance solutions to human problems affect…
- NASA NTRS 2019 HQ Conference Proceedings
Human Factors Certification of Advanced Aviation Technologies
Proceedings of the Human Factors Certification of Advanced Aviation Technologies Conference held at the Chateau de Bonas, near Toulouse, France, 19-23 July 1993.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Abstract
Enhanced/Synthetic Vision Systems for Advanced Flight Decks
One of the most challenging arenas for enhanced and synthetic vision systems is the flight deck. Here, pilots must perform active and supervisory control behaviors based on imagery generated in real time or transduced fr…
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Presentation
Using a Crew Resource Management Framework to Develop Human-Autonomy Teaming Measures
Recent developments in technology have permitted an increased use of autonomy. To work best with humans, autonomy should have the qualities of a good team member.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Abstract
Task Analytic Models to Guide Analysis and Design: Use of the Operator Function Model to Represent Pilot-Autoflight System Mode Problems
Task-analytic models structure essential information about operator interaction with complex systems, in this case pilot interaction with the autoflight system.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Abstract
Methodology for Examining the Operator and the System Concurrently: Pilot Interaction with Automation
Complex system description is problematic when considering operator task activities interacting with system dynamics. Engineering languages have matured sufficiently to allow machine system description at various levels …
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Abstract
Mode Transitions in Glass Cockpit Aircraft: Results of a Field Study
One consequence of increased levels of automation in complex control systems is the presence of modes. A mode is a particular configuration of a control system that defines how human command inputs are interpreted.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Abstract
Identifying Human Factors Issues in Aircraft Maintenance Operations
Maintenance operations incidents submitted to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between 1986-1992 were systematically analyzed in order to identify issues relevant to human factors and crew coordination.
- NASA NTRS 2019 LaRC Conference Paper
Crew State Monitoring and Line-Oriented Flight Training for Attention Management
Loss of control - inflight (LOC-I) has historically represented the largest category of commercial aviation fatal accidents. A review of worldwide transport airplane accidents (2001-2010) indicated that loss of airplane …
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Proceedings
Human factors in equipment development for the Space Shuttle - A study of the general purpose work station
The results of a human factors test to assay the suitability of a prototype general purpose work station (GPWS) for biosciences experiments on the fourth Spacelab mission are reported.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
The General Purpose Work Station, a spacious microgravity workbench
The General Purpose Work Station (GPWS) is a laboratory multiuse facility, as demonstrated during the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) flight.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Fatigue, pilot deviations and time of day
The relationships between pilot fatigue, pilot deviations, reported incidents, and time of day are examined. A sample of 200 Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) reports were analyzed from 1985 and 200 reports from 19…
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Conference Paper
Application of Human-Autonomy Teaming to an Advanced Ground Station for Reduced Crew Operations
Within human factors there is burgeoning interest in the "human-autonomy teaming" (HAT) concept as a way to address the challenges of interacting with complex, increasingly autonomous systems.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
Pilot interaction with automated airborne decision making systems
An investigation was made of interaction between a human pilot and automated on-board decision making systems. Research was initiated on the topic of pilot problem solving in automated and semi-automated flight managemen…
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Contractor Report (CR)
Pilot Non-Conformance to Alerting System Commands
This research project examined the effects of consonance between cockpit displays and alerting system as a technique to encourage pilots to conform to alerting system commands.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Conference Paper
Level of Automation and Failure Frequency Effects on Simulated Lunar Lander Performance
A human-in-the-loop experiment was conducted at the NASA Ames Research Center Vertical Motion Simulator, where instrument-rated pilots completed a simulated terminal descent phase of a lunar landing.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Other - NASA Tech Brief
Designing Flight Deck Procedures
Three reports address the design of flight-deck procedures and various aspects of human interaction with cockpit systems that have direct impact on flight safety.
- NASA NTRS 2019 LaRC Conference Paper
Synergistic Allocation of Flight Expertise on the Flight Deck (SAFEdeck): A Design Concept to Combat Mode Confusion, Complacency, and Skill Loss in the Flight Deck
This paper presents a new design and function allocation philosophy between pilots and automation that seeks to support the human in mitigating innate weaknesses (e.g., memory, vigilance) while enhancing their strengths …
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Conference Paper
On the Modeling of Electrical Effects Experienced by Space Explorers During Extra Vehicular Activities: Intracorporal Currents, Resistances, and Electric Fields
Recent research has shown that space explorers engaged in Extra Vehicular Activities (EVAs) may be exposed, under certain conditions, to undesired electrical currents.
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Other - NASA Tech Brief
Module for Oxygenating Water without Generating Bubbles
A module that dissolves oxygen in water at concentrations approaching saturation, without generating bubbles of oxygen gas, has been developed as a prototype of improved oxygenators for water-disinfection and water-purif…
- NASA NTRS 2019 KSC Thesis/Dissertation
A Study to Estimate the Effectiveness of Visual Testing Training for Aviation Maintenance Management
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 set the beginning for standards in aviation maintenance. Even after deregulation in the late l970s, maintenance standards and requirements still have not changed far from their initial criter…
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Other - NASA Tech Brief
Algorithm for Training a Recurrent Multilayer Perceptron
An improved algorithm has been devised for training a recurrent multilayer perceptron (RMLP) for optimal performance in predicting the behavior of a complex, dynamic, and noisy system multiple time steps into the future.…
- NASA NTRS 2019 LaRC Other
Preliminary Effect of Synthetic Vision Systems Displays to Reduce Low-Visibility Loss of Control and Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents
An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effectiveness of Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) flight displays as a means of eliminating Low Visibility Loss of Control (LVLOC) and Controlled Flight Into Terrain…
- NASA NTRS 2019 JSC Contractor Report (CR)
Ergonomic Evaluations of Microgravity Workstations
Various gloveboxes (GBXs) have been used aboard the Shuttle and ISS. Though the overall technical specifications are similar, each GBX's crew interface is unique.
- NASA NTRS 2019 ARC Other
Human-Centered Design of Human-Computer-Human Dialogs in Aerospace Systems
A series of ongoing research programs at Georgia Tech established a need for a simulation support tool for aircraft computer-based aids.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
The development of a Space Shuttle General Purpose Work Station (GPWS)
The GPWS being developed for the Life Sciences Laboratory to be flown on the fourth Spacelab mission in late 1985 is characterized, and results from Phase I and Phase II tests are reported.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
A methodology for the assessment of manned flight simulator fidelity
A relatively simple analytical methodology for assessing the fidelity of manned flight simulators for specific vehicles and tasks is offered.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Hazard evaluation and operational cockpit display of ground-measured windshear data
Information transfer issues associated with the dissemination of wind shear alerts from the ground are studied. The two issues specifically addressed are the effectiveness of different cockpit presentations of ground-mea…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Contractor Report (CR)
FMP study of pilot workload. Qualification of workload via instrument scan
Various methods of measuring a pilot's mental workload are discussed. Scanning the various flight instruments with good scan pattern and other verbal tasks during instrument landings is given special attention for measur…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other - NASA Reference Publication (RP)
Some human factors issues in the development and evaluation of cockpit alerting and warning systems
A set of general guidelines for evaluating a newly developed cockpit alerting and warning system in terms of human factors issues are provided.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Memorandum (TM)
Flight-deck automation: Promises and problems
The state of the art in human factors in flight-deck automation is presented. A number of critical problem areas are identified and broad design guidelines are offered.
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Technical Publication (TP)
Head-up transition behavior of pilots during simulated low-visibility approaches
Each of 13 commercial pilots from four airlines flew a total of 108 manual flight director approaches in a moving base simulation of a medium-sized turbojet (95,000 lb gross weight) which had a day and night Redifon exte…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
Pilot workload and fatigue: A critical survey of concepts and assessment techniques
The principal unresolved issues in conceptualizing and measuring pilot workload and fatigue are discussed. These issues are seen as limiting the development of more useful working concepts and techniques and their applic…
- NASA NTRS 2019 CDMS Conference Paper
Improving situation awareness displays for air traffic controllers
Situation awareness displays play a critical role in the performance of air traffic controllers, but present versions are far from ideal.
- NASA NTRS 2017 ARC Conference Paper
Human Factors Directions for Civil Aviation
Despite considerable progress in understanding human capabilities and limitations, incorporating human factors into aircraft design, operation, and certification, and the emergence of new technologies designed to reduce …
- NASA NTRS 2016 CDMS Conference Paper
Modeling lateral acceleration effects on pilot performance
Attendant to the direct side force maneuver of a Vectored Force Fighter is the transverse acceleration imposed on the pilot. This lateral acceleration (Gy), when combind with a positive Gz stress, is a potential source o…
- NASA NTRS 2016 CDMS Book
Human factors in aviation
The fundamental principles of human-factors (HF) analysis for aviation applications are examined in a collection of reviews by leading experts, with an emphasis on recent developments.
- NASA NTRS 2014 CDMS Conference Paper
Determining Training Device Requirements in Army Aviation Systems
A decision making methodology which applies the systems approach to the training problem is discussed. Training is viewed as a total system instead of a collection of individual devices and unrelated techniques.
- NASA NTRS 2014 CDMS Conference Paper
What Pilots like (and Don't Like) About the New Cockpit Technology
Pilot's perceptions of the new cockpit technology in the B-767 are discussed. Although the data reported were taken from the introductory experience of the B-767, it is felt that similar, if not identical, results would …
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Conference Paper
Crew workload strategies in advanced cockpits
Many methods of measuring and predicting operator workload have been developed that provide useful information in the design, evaluation, and operation of complex systems and which aid in developing models of human atten…
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Conference Paper
Human factors of the high technology cockpit
The rapid advance of cockpit automation in the last decade has outstripped the ability of the human factors profession to understand the changes in human functions required.
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Conference Paper
Advanced automated glass cockpit certification: Being wary of human factors
This paper presents some facets of the French experience with human factors in the process of certification of advanced automated cockpits.
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Conference Paper
The telerobot workstation testbed for the shuttle aft flight deck: A project plan for integrating human factors into system design
The human factors design process in developing a shuttle orbiter aft flight deck workstation testbed is described. In developing an operator workstation to control various laboratory telerobots, strong elements of human …
- NASA NTRS 2013 CDMS Other
Helicopter human factors research
Helicopter flight is among the most demanding of all human-machine integrations. The inherent manual control complexities of rotorcraft are made even more challenging by the small margin for error created in certain oper…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Paper
Experiments in pilot decision-making during simulated low visibility approaches
A simulation task is reported which incorporates both kinds of variables, informational and psychological, to successfully study pilot decision making behavior in the laboratory.
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Conference Proceedings
Helicopter human factors
The state-of-the-art helicopter and its pilot are examined using the tools of human-factors analysis. The significant role of human error in helicopter accidents is discussed; the history of human-factors research on hel…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Human factors of flight-deck automation - Report on a NASA-industry workshop
The scope of automation, the benefits of automation, and automation-induced problems were discussed at a workshop held to determine whether those functions previously performed manually on the flight deck of commercial a…
- NASA NTRS 2011 CDMS Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Flight-deck automation - Promises and problems
The paper analyzes the role of human factors in flight-deck automation, identifies problem areas, and suggests design guidelines. Flight-deck automation using microprocessor technology and display systems improves perfor…