MODELLING DECISION-MAKING BY PILOTS

Our scientific goal is to understand the process of human decision-making. Specifically, a model of human decision-making in piloting modern commercial aircraft which prescribes optimal behavior, and against which we can measure human sub-optimality is sought. This model should help us understand such diverse aspects of piloting as strategic decision-making, and the implied decisions involved in attention allocation. Our engineering goal is to provide design specifications for 1) better computer-based decision-aids, and 2) better training programs for the human pilot (or human decision-maker, DM).

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Patrick, NJM
• Publication Date: 1993-12-13

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airline pilots; Civil aircraft; Computer models; Decision making; Flight training; Human factors engineering; Personnel performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pilot performance; Pilot training
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00669193
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NAS 1.26:194767, NASA-CR-194767
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 1994 12:00AM