Title :
Comparing text and graphics in navigation display design
Author :
Williams, Kevin W.
Author_Institution :
FAA, Civil Aeromedical Inst., Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Abstract :
Thirty-six participants were tested in a flight simulator on their ability to decide which of two airports was furthest from a storm front, based on the manner in which information was presented on a navigational display. Results indicated that use of a moving-map display was superior to either a tabular, text-only display or a text display with an additional orienting symbol. In addition, in contrast to an earlier study (Williams, 1999), pilots performed better using a north-up map than when using a track-up map. Discussion of the results focuses on recommendations for moving-map displays and the display requirements for support of the nearest-airport function within a navigational display in particular
Keywords :
aircraft displays; aircraft navigation; human factors; safety; thunderstorms; decision time; flight error; flight simulator; moving-map display; navigation display design; nearest-airport function; north-up map; orienting symbol; pilots; storm; tabular display; text display; track-up map; Aerospace simulation; Aircraft navigation; Airports; Cities and towns; Computer displays; FAA; Global Positioning System; Graphics; Military computing; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 18th
Conference_Location :
St Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5749-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1999.863721
