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Evolution of Human Factors Research in Aviation Safety: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of the Intellectual Structure

Quantifying the Impact of Spatial Disorientation on Pilot Mental Workload and Attentional Focus

Objective We aimed to find objective measures of the impact of spatially disorienting (SD) stimuli on pilot cognition in an ecologically valid environment.

Human Factors as Predictor of Fatalities in Aviation Accidents: A Neural Network Analysis

In the area of aviation safety, the importance of human factors is indisputable. This research endeavors to assess the importance of human factors in predicting fatalities during aviation mishaps.

Human-AI Teams in Aviation: Considerations from Human Factors and Team Science

Analysis on coupling dynamic effect of human errors in aviation safety.

Human factors have increasingly been the leading cause of aircraft accidents. In most cases, human factors are not working alone, instead they are coupled with complex environment, mechanical factors, physiological and p…

Development of effective human factors interventions for aviation safety management

Introduction In the aviation industry, safety management has moved away from capturing frontline failures toward the management of systemic conditions through organizational safety management systems (SMS).

An Aviator Centered Approach to Mental Health: A Preliminary Look at Stressors, Barriers to Care, and Untreated Aviator Mental Health

The purposeful crash of Germanwings 9525 in March 2015 provided a wake-up call to the aviation community on the ramifications of untreated mental health in commercial aviation.

Validation of Training Satisfaction Survey

The Training Satisfaction Survey (TSS) was developed as part of a larger project to examine the features of Virtual Reality software and supporting devices as a training program on visual illusions and spatial disorienta…

Impact of human factors in aircraft accident mitigation and aircraft maintenance training needs in post COVID-19 aviation

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of human factor training in aircraft maintenance accident mitigation and aircraft safety in post COVID-19 aviation scenarios.

Crosschecking through verbal reports under spatial disorientation scenarios: Evidence from eye tracking metrics

Abstract Spatial disorientation (SD) can lead to serious aviation accidents. To deal with this predicament, verbal reports (VR), a procedure that requires pilots to verbalize flight information during SD situations, are …

Verbal Reports Influence on Pilot Flight Performance and Mental Stress Under Spatial Disorientation.

BACKGROUND: Circumstances in flight can adversely affect a pilots spatial abilities and lead to spatial disorientation (SD), increasing the potential for fatal accidents.

Effect of Spatial Disorientation in a Virtual Environment on Gait and Vital Features in Patients with Dementia: Pilot Single-Blind Randomized Control Trial

Background Orientation deficits are among the most devastating consequences of early dementia. Digital navigation devices could overcome these deficits if adaptable to the user’s needs (ie, provide situation-aware, proac…

Spatial Disorientation Impact on the Precise Approach in Simulated Flight.

BACKGROUND: The risks posed by flight illusions impacting pilot spatial orientation have been determined as a safety concern from numerous past aviation accident investigations.

A Classification Method for Unrecognized Spatial Disorientation Based on Perceptual Process

Spatial disorientation (SD) is the pilot’s wrong judgment of flight altitude, position, and motion in three-dimensional space during flight.

Improving Air Traffic Identification by Conducting Refresher Training of Analog and Digital Clocks

Air traffic controllers (ATC) frequently alert pilots to air traffic using an analog clock metaphor. When ATC issues a traffic alert indicating that traffic is at 2 o’clock, the pilot should look approximately 60° to the…

Susceptibility to Flight Simulator-Induced Spatial Disorientation in Pilots and Non-Pilots

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether pilots and non-pilots differ in their susceptibility to spatial disorientation (SD) during a flight in various disorienting scenarios, and in coping with SD.

Human Factors Analysis of Air Traffic Safety Based on HFACS-BN Model

Air traffic control (ATC) performance is important to ensure flight safety and the sustainability of aviation growth. To better evaluate the performance of ATC, this paper introduces the HFACS-BN model (HFACS: Human fact…

Accident analysis in practice: A review of Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) applications in the peer reviewed academic literature

The Human Factors Analysis & Classification System (HFACS) is arguably the most popular accident analysis method within Human Factors and Ergonomics.

An analysis of human factors in fifty controlled flight into terrain aviation accidents from 2007 to 2017.

INTRODUCTION Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) account for a considerable amount of fatalities when compared to other accident categories. Human factors are deemed significant contributory causes in these accidents.

Spatial disorientation cue effects on gaze behaviour in pilots and non-pilots

Spatial disorientation (SD) poses a serious threat to flight safety. A pilot’s gaze behaviour that characterizes his/her visual perception and attention determines success in dealing with this phenomenon.

Selective Auditory Attention and Spatial Disorientation Cues Effect on Flight Performance.

INTRODUCTION: The auditory system is not as heavily involved in the pilot's spatial orientation as the visual and vestibular systems; however, it plays a significant role in the cockpit for communication and warning info…

Change Detection Flicker Task Effects on Simulator-Induced Spatial Disorientation Events.

INTRODUCTION A visual stimulus change detection is an extremely important pilot's cognitive process. This is especially true when pilot errors caused by perceptual failures have a negative effect on his/her spatial orien…

Optical Illusions and Spatial Disorientation in Aviation Pilots

To this knowledge, this is the first study to review exhaustively and describe the main factors involved in spatial disorientation and optical illusions affecting aviation pilots.

HUMAN FACTORS IN AVIATION: CRM (CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)

The Effect of Automation on Human Factors in Aviation

This paper looks to examine the effect of modern day automation on the human machine by reviewing literature spanning over three decades.

Development of Spatial Disorientation Demonstration Scenarios for Commercial Pilot Training

FLIGHTS WITH THE RISK OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION IN THE MEASUREMENTS OF OCULOMOTOR ACTIVITY OF PILOTS

The developed testing method that facilitates the assessment of oculomotor activity upon spatial disorientation caused by visual or vestibular illusions is described.

Audiotactile Displays for Improving Situation Awareness and Mitigating Spatial Disorientation

Spatial disorientation (SD) from loss of situation awareness (SA) is a significant safety hazard for helicopter pilots. The focus of the present research is to highlight the potential utility of multimodal displays for i…

Operator's Manual for Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance

Spatial disorientation: more than just illusion.

Pilots should be sensitized to the physical and mental performance decrement during sensory conflicts and inadequacies and special attention should be drawn to the properties of various flight displays that may contribut…

Human Factors Hazards of IPADS In General Aviation Cockpits

A narrative analysis revealed issues with improper use of zooming/panning, data selection/reading/entry errors, database currency, and workload due to unfamiliarity with the iPad that should be considered in hazard mitig…

Visual spatial disorientation: revisiting the black hole illusion.

This review explores the origins of the BHI and describes several mishaps involving it, and it is already clear that pilots should be taught that confidence in their visual capabilities during impoverished viewing condit…

Electroneurophysiologic Diagnosis of Aircraft Pilot Spatial Disorientation

Aviation human factors: a framework for the new millennium

Aviation Human Factors

SITUATION AWARENESS IN AVIATION SYSTEMS. IN: HANDBOOK OF AVIATION HUMAN FACTORS

In the aviation domain, maintaining a high level of situation awareness is one of the most critical and challenging features of an aircrew's job.

AUTOMATION IN AVIATION: A HUMAN FACTORS PERSPECTIVE. IN: HANDBOOK OF AVIATION HUMAN FACTORS

The paper first describes the current status of aircraft automation, what end user model triggered the present choice, how far can the results be considered a success by the aviation technical community, and how any exis…

Spatial disorientation episodes among F-15C pilots during Operation Desert Storm.

A scientific survey was created and administered to 96 F-16C combat pilots after their return from Desert Storm to determine where in the flight profile, and under what conditions, spatial disorientation episodes occurre…

The problem of spatial disorientation.

Increased effort should be exerted to deal appropriately with all factors in human physiology and in aircraft design that contribute to spatial disorientation as a hazard of flight.