This study assessed the pilot performance in the human-in-the-loop (HITL) simulation environment with three conditions – the past paper charts, the current electronic 2D maps on the iPad Foreflight app, and the emerging augmented graphics of routing visualized on the windshield. The experimenter asked three groups of pilots to conduct taxiing operations using a medium-fidelity flight simulator in the three conditions. As a mock air traffic controller provided the participants with the simulated taxiing instructions in the airport, participants were asked to mark their current spatial positions on the paper chart to evaluate the situation awareness level. Participants rated their subjective perception of how they identified meaningful spatial objects, other aircraft on taxiing operations, the current spatial position, how they recognized the next taxiing procedures, and how they stayed focused on the ATC’s taxiing instructions. The results reveal that the participants felt that referring to the Foreflight and the augmented graphics was better than referring to paper charts. Based on the study implications, a combined interface of augmented routing lines on the airport chart and augmented reality-based egocentric windshield graphics could be a good solution to maximize taxi performance regardless of weather conditions.

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Evaluation of Pilots’ Perception While Using Past, Current, and Emerging Aircraft Taxiing Support Technologies

  • Chang-Geun Oh,
  • Kyu Wang Kim

摘要

This study assessed the pilot performance in the human-in-the-loop (HITL) simulation environment with three conditions – the past paper charts, the current electronic 2D maps on the iPad Foreflight app, and the emerging augmented graphics of routing visualized on the windshield. The experimenter asked three groups of pilots to conduct taxiing operations using a medium-fidelity flight simulator in the three conditions. As a mock air traffic controller provided the participants with the simulated taxiing instructions in the airport, participants were asked to mark their current spatial positions on the paper chart to evaluate the situation awareness level. Participants rated their subjective perception of how they identified meaningful spatial objects, other aircraft on taxiing operations, the current spatial position, how they recognized the next taxiing procedures, and how they stayed focused on the ATC’s taxiing instructions. The results reveal that the participants felt that referring to the Foreflight and the augmented graphics was better than referring to paper charts. Based on the study implications, a combined interface of augmented routing lines on the airport chart and augmented reality-based egocentric windshield graphics could be a good solution to maximize taxi performance regardless of weather conditions.