Research papers

Failure prognosis of multiple uncertainty system based on Kalman filter and its application to aircraft fuel system

Failure prognosis is the key point of prognostic and health management or condition-based maintenance, the multiple uncertainty sources in real world will lead to inaccurate prediction.

Nonintrusive pilot fatigue monitoring

NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)

Trajectory Recovery System: Angle of Attack Guidance for Inflight Loss of Control

This paper describes the design and development of an ecological display to aid pilots in the recovery of an In-Flight Loss of Control event due to a Stall (ILOC-S).

Benefits of Imperfect Conflict Resolution Advisory Aids for Future Air Traffic Control

Imposing the CRA automation did increase performance and reduce workload as compared with manual performance and the use of CRA aid would benefit ATC operations across traffic densities, suggesting its application for fu…

Can we learn from aviation: safety enhancements in transport by achieving human orientated resilient shipping environment

It is well reported in the literature that more than 80% of shipping accidents are attributed to Human/organisational Error. Maritime community has realised that despite all the increased safety standards and technologic…

Coloured Petri net-based traffic collision avoidance system encounter model for the analysis of potential induced collisions

An encounter model is formalised to identify all of the potential collision scenarios that can be induced by a resolution advisory that was generated previously by the TCAS without considering the downstream consequences…

Natural language processing for aviation safety reports: From classification to interactive analysis

HighlightsWe identify the needs for NLP for the analysis of aviation safety reports.Automatic document classification can be performed.Probabilistic topic modelling is of limited use for identifying new aspects.We presen…

Latent human error analysis and efficient improvement strategies by fuzzy TOPSIS in aviation maintenance tasks.

This research establishes a new analytic process for investigating latent human error and provides a strategy for analyzing human error using fuzzy TOPSIS, which enhances the depth and broadness of human error analysis m…

TCAS algorithm for general aviation based on ADS-B

The proposed GA-TCAS alerts the pilot of upcoming potential conflicts, which are becoming increasingly common as the number of GA movements increases, using automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and conflict…

Feasibility and effectiveness of adding object-related bilateral symmetrical training to mirror therapy in chronic stroke: A randomized controlled pilot study

This study showed the feasibility of adding object-related bilateral training to mirror therapy (MT) to improve upper limb (UL) activity in chronic stroke patients, and both types of training improved UL bilateral activi…

Psychophysiological Sensing and State Classification for Attention Management in Commercial Aviation

These initial results are a first step toward the goal of demonstrating simultaneous real time classification of multiple states using multiple sensing modalities in high-fidelity flight simulators.

The global commercial aviation industry

A Model Based Approach to Design for Reliability and Safety of Critical Aeronautic Systems

This paper explores how the safety engineering practices applied to the aircraft design can be effectively associated to the MBSE, using the fuel system of a civil aircraft as an example.

Automation Transparency and Personalized Decision Support: Air Traffic Controller Interaction with a Resolution Advisory System

Abstract In order to satisfy future air travel demands, there is a need for a more automated and modernized air traffic control. Automation is expected to advance from its current principal utilization as software tools …

Selling safety: the use of celebrities in improving awareness of safety in commercial aviation

Results suggest that celebrities do increase the recall of safety-related information and subtitles were found to be effective, however, only in the presence of representative in-cabin aircraft noise.

Safety Culture in commercial aviation: differences in perspective between Chinese and Western pilots

Effectiveness of training community-based rehabilitation workers on multiple disabilities: A pilot study

Assessment of the effectiveness of training CBR personal with relation to knowledge on multiple disabilities showed significance on effectiveness, and there was an improvement in outcome measures reflecting on identifica…

Sensitivity analysis of stack power uncertainty in a PEMFC-based powertrain for aircraft application

Abstract Experimental data concerning the reliability of fuel cell systems (FCS) in aviation are still unavailable to technical community, while assessing reliability of a component or a whole system represents a fundame…

Aircraft Fuel System Fuzzy FMEA and FMECA Analysis

Through quantitative analysis,The paper use computer technology and mathematical methods, combined with FMEA and FMECA , the paper organized the failure of an aircraft fuel system parts in recent years ,we set up fault m…

Developing General Training Effectiveness Scale for the Malaysian Workplace Learning

Information on evaluating training effectiveness via a general instrument is limited despite its obvious need in human resource development (HRD) especially in the Malaysian context.

Employing humour and celebrities to manipulate passengers’ attention to pre-flight safety briefing videos in commercial aviation

Modelling runway incursion severity.

A structured framework for modelling causal factors and their relationship to severity is proposed, which includes a description of the airport surface system architecture, establishment of terminological definitions, th…

Effects of sleep/wake history and circadian phase on proposed pilot fatigue safety performance indicators

The Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and Samn–Perelli fatigue ratings, and psychomotor vigilance task performance and mixed‐model analysis of variance examined associations between these measures and sleep/wake history, after…

The feasibility and effectiveness of high-intensity boxing training versus moderate-intensity brisk walking in adults with abdominal obesity: a pilot study

BackgroundHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) performed on exercise cycle or treadmill is considered safe and often more beneficial for fat loss and cardiometabolic health than moderate-intensity continuous training …

Maintenance Requirements in Aerospace Systems

Abstract The paper discusses the importance of granularity in maintenance requirements. This becomes significantly important when investigating false alarms that cannot be verified, nor duplicated under typical inspectio…

Commercial Aviation Safety, 5th Edition By Clarence Rodrigues;Stephen Cusick

Dynamic Data-driven Avionics Systems: Inferring Failure Modes from Data Streams

Abstract Dynamic Data-Driven Avionics Systems (DDDAS) embody ideas from the Dynamic Data- Driven Application Systems paradigm by creating a data-driven feedback loop that analyzes spatio-temporal data streams coming from…

A risk-based framework for assessment of runway incursion events

A new framework is presented, which is based on the risk of scenarios associated with the initiation of runway incursion events, rather than on the outcomes of the events, to enable effective safety management for the mo…

The Impact of Safety Management Systems on Safety Performance: Commercial Aviation Operations

Performance deterioration evaluation analysis of aircraft engine based on simulation

DEVELOPMENT OF A BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORK RUNWAY INCURSION AND EXCURSION MODEL

The combined system-level BBN model will allow NASA to generically model the causes of RI and RE events and to assess the effectiveness of technology products being developed under NASA funding.

Consistency of the Relations of Cognitive Ability and Personality Traits to Pilot Training Performance

Examining the Effectiveness of Pre-Flight Cabin Safety Announcements in Commercial Aviation

Numerical simulation of crash impact test for fuel cell group of rotorcraft

Significant Human Risk Factors in Aviation Maintenance

Assessing network architectures for the more electric engine and aircraft

Analysis of the Effects of Communication and Surveillance Facility Service Outages on Traffic Separations

Evidence is provided that unscheduled service outages of air traffic management facilities are associated with lost or reduced traffic separations and thus can be considered precursors to hazardous loss of separation eve…

Validation of New Technology Using Legacy Metrics: Examination of SURF-IA Alerting for Runway Incursion Incidents

Researcher: Robert Edward Joslin Title: VALIDATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY USING LEGACY METRICS: EXAMINATION OF SURF-IA ALERTING FOR RUNWAY INCURSION INCIDENTS Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Degree: Doctor o…

Pilot fatigue: relationships with departure and arrival times, flight duration, and direction.

The findings indicate the influence of flight timing (interacting with the circadian body clock cycle), as well as flight duration, on in-flight sleep and fatigue measures at TOD.

A Family of Well-Clear Boundary Models for the Integration of UAS in the NAS

A family of well-clear boundary models based on the TCAS II Resolution Advisory logic are presented, analogous to conflict detection algorithms but instead of predicting loss of separation, they predict whether well- cle…

Effectiveness of cognitive remediation and emotion skills training (CREST) for anorexia nervosa in group format: a naturalistic pilot study.

Improved strategies are needed both in supporting inpatients to tolerate the group therapy setting and in helping them to develop the skills necessary for participation, which addressed 'cold' and 'hot' cognitions in gro…

A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundAfter stroke, pneumonia is a relevant medical complication that can be precipitated by aspiration of saliva, liquids, or solid food.

UAV collision avoidance using sector recognition in cooperative mission to helicopters

Applying lessons from commercial aviation safety and operations to resuscitation.

This commentary provides the perspective of two physician-pilots showing how commercial aviation training, operations, and safety principles can be adapted to resuscitation team training and performance.

Eradicating root causes of aviation maintenance errors: introducing the AMMP

This work builds on the findings from the previous work and introduces a proposed Aviation Maintenance Monitoring Process (AMMP); an integrated process that is to be collectively implemented by industry to proactively mo…

The U.S. Commercial Air Tour Industry: A Review of Aviation Safety Concerns

The U.S. Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations defines commercial air tours as “flight[s] conducted for compensation or hire in an airplane or helicopter where a purpose of the flight is sightseeing.” The incidence of air…

Progress in Loss of Control Mitigation

Research into reduction of Loss-of-Control accident rate in a meaningful and measurable way through the use of innovative pilot training techniques

The goal is to marry expanded situational awareness, knowledge, and judgment with the requisite ‘stick and rudder’ skill-set necessary to successfully master the many flying challenges faced over a career of line operati…

Identification of Causal Paths and Prediction of Runway Incursion Risk by Means of Bayesian Belief Networks

The results in part confirm what is known about the causes of runway incursions, but more important shed light on multifaceted causal interactions in a modeling space that allows causal inference and evaluation of change…