Title :
An analysis of commercial airline pilot turbulence assessments in a full motion simulator
Author :
Bass, Ellen J. ; Campbell, Regan H. ; Castaño, Diego J. ; Jones, William M. ; Kvam, Paul
Author_Institution :
Search Technol. Inc., Norcross, GA, USA
Abstract :
Little prior research has examined how successful pilots are at using cues to make consistent judgments. The goal of this research was to study how pilots assess turbulence intensity when no “out the window” cues are available (e.g., no clouds or contrails). In this experiment, we explored these subjective differences in turbulence assessments. Pilots provided their turbulence assessments while experiencing various “smooth”, “light”, and “moderate” turbulence intensities in a full motion simulator
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; atmospheric turbulence; human factors; comfort criteria; commercial airline pilot; consistent judgments; full motion simulator; pilot reports; rank correlation; response to cues; subjective differences; turbulence assessments; turbulence intensity; Aerospace control; Air safety; Aircraft; Analytical models; Fluctuations; Injuries; Meteorology; Motion analysis; Surface waves; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2000. Proceedings. DASC. The 19th
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6395-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2000.884889
