Anthropometry Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Flight Deck Displays and Controls: Literature Review

Abstract

The regulatory requirements and guidance for showing compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration anthropometric considerations in aircraft design are widely dispersed in an array of source documents. Consequently, they are difficult for aircraft manufacturers/applicants to identify, interpret, and address thereby extending the time to certify new/modified aircraft and aircraft systems. This literature review is intended to provide a compendium of the anthropometry considerations in the design certification of displays and controls in aircraft flight decks. This document is not a compliance document and the references herein are frequently updated, hence should be verified by the reader.

Author

• Joslin, Robert Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• anthropometry
• human factors
• flight deck
• display and controls
• aircraft certification
• Air and Space Law
• Other Aerospace Engineering