Title :
Complexity and its certification in aeronautics
Author :
Javaux, D. ; De Keyser, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Work Psychol., Liege Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
Amongst the factors that contribute to human errors in man-machine interaction situations is complexity. In commercial aviation in particular, some recent incidents or accidents can be directly related to the inherent complexity of the highly automated systems present on the flight deck. This paper describes some methods for characterizing and measuring the (cognitive) complexity of these situations. Such methods could be used in new, innovative procedures for certifying future flight decks
Keywords :
aircraft control; aircraft displays; certification; human factors; man-machine systems; aeronautics; aircraft control; automated systems; certification; commercial aviation; complexity; flight deck; man-machine interaction; Air accidents; Aircraft; Automation; Certification; Computational modeling; Contracts; Human factors; Industrial psychology; Java; Man machine systems;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1997. Computational Cybernetics and Simulation., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4053-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1997.635178
