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I wouldn't give a fig for the simplicity on the near side of complexity; but I would give my right arm for simplicity on the far side of complexity.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Projects
Current Projects
Aircraft Certification Job Aid for Flight
Deck Human Factors
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Funding Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
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Project Partners: Oregon State University and User Interaction
Research and Design, Inc.
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Objective: To determine how existing human performance data
can be systematically applied to aircraft certification, and to develop, demonstrate, and
test tools to assist aircraft certification personnel (and design personnel) with human
factors design assessments.
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Issues and Evidence for Flight Deck Automation
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Funding Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
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Objective: To update and maintain a database and website
of issues related to the design, use, and training of flight deck automation as identified
in aviation incidents, accidents, and experimental studies.
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Human Factors Support of the Aviation Safety Reporting System
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Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Project Partners: Booz Allen Hamilton
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Objective: To conduct human factors research on topics
identified through the Aviation Safety Reporting System and to provide human factors
support in developing improvements to the system.
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Recent Projects
Mixed-Fleet Flying
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Funding Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
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Project Partners: FAA, a major airline, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and
University of Illinois
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Objective: To assess the operational and safety
consequences of mixed-fleet flying of two advanced automation airplanes.
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NEXCOM (Next Generation Air/Ground Communications)
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Funding Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
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Project Partners: User Interaction Research and Design,
Inc. and Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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Objective: To mitigate risks associated with human factors
in the first developmental segment of the Next Generation Air/Ground Communications
(NEXCOM) system development.
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Using Simulation To Identify And Measure Pilot Skills For
Automated Aircraft
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Funding Agency: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems
Division and Federal Aviation Administration
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Project Partners: George Mason University, University
of Central Florida, and Alaska Airlines
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Objective: To conduct research on the use of full-flight
aircraft simulator data for identifying and measuring pilot skills associated with using
flight deck automation. Additionally, this project provides the means for facilitating
information exchange and collaborative research by the FAA Automation Skills Research Team.
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Automobile Ergonomics Evaluation
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Customer: Automotive Marketing Consultants, Inc (AMCI).
AMCI provides the industry standard for automotive testing and certification of
advertising claims.
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Objective: To develop and implement AMCI's first test that
included an ergonomics assessment. Dr. Beth Lyall performed the ergonomics assessment of
selected luxury automobiles as part of the AMCI testing team.
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ISAP Conference Proceedings CD-ROM
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Customer: International Symposium for Aviation Psychology
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Objective: To design and develop the CD-ROM version
of the conference proceedings for the 2001 International Symposium for Aviation
Psychology.
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Automation Training for Regional and Commuter Air Carriers
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Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Project Partners: San Francisco State University
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Objective: To define the significant issues associated with
training regional and commuter air carrier pilots for flight deck automation use and to
develop pilot training objectives to be used in regional and commuter air carrier training
operations.
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Approaches To Training For Automated Aircraft
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Funding Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
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Project Partners: Oregon State University
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Objective: To review current training practices for
pilots who fly automated aircraft. Instructors and training management at all major
US airlines and two manufacturers were interviewed for their views on training
methods that have been effective, those that have not been effective, and the
challenges that still need to be met for this type of training.
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Last page update: March 26, 2007
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