Human Factors Evaluation of TSO-C129A GPS Receivers

This report documents an evaluation of the usability of TSO-C129a-certified Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. Bench and flight tests were conducted on six GPS receivers. The evaluations covered 23 flight tasks. Both subjective and objective measures were recorded to assess the usability of the receivers and to identify potential human factors problems. Reports of the results of each individual evaluation were written previously and presented to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and to the GPS manufacturers. This report provides an integrated summary of those six evaluations.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10100
• Corporate Authors:

  Monterey Technologies, Incorporated

  24600 Silver Cloud Court, Suite 103
  Monterey, CA  United States  93940

  Battelle Memorial Institute

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Wright, Melanie C
• Publication Date: 1998-10-22

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 49p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft pilotage; Evaluation; Flight tests; Global Positioning System; Human factors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01518886
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: Task Order 87929-4, Basic Ordering Agreement 8792
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 21 2014 11:27AM