Publication Date
Summer 2013
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Advisor
Kevin Jordan
Keywords
aviation, display design, human factors, NextGen, pilot performance, situation awareness
Subject Areas
Aerospace engineering; Psychology; Design
Abstract
The design of NextGen and current-day cockpit displays are critical for efficient pilot performance and situation awareness on the flight deck. Before deployment of a design into the cockpit the costs and benefits that a display design imposes on performance and situation awareness should be considered. In this thesis, a design tool was developed to support the design of NextGen displays for situation awareness and performance. This design tool is a library of pilot performance estimates. Through literature reviews and meta-analyses of empirical data, the library was developed to provide display designers 1) qualitative distinctions of display properties that either support or limit full situation awareness, and 2) quantitative performance time estimates until situation awareness as a function of various display formats. A systematic method was also developed for future augmentation of the library.
Recommended Citation
Salud, Ellen, "Developing a library of display effects on pilot performance: Methods, meta-analyses, and performance estimates" (2013). Master's Theses. 4363.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.zdqa-cs43
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4363
