Comparative Analysis of Flightdecks With Varying Levels of Automation

Since 'flightcrew error' is the single most common probable cause or contributing factor cited as leading to commercial transport aircraft accidents, it is appropriate that significant effort be given to the study of flight deck human factors issues. That was the purpose of this grant research, and with the support of the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors (AAR-100), we were privileged to conduct or initiate four major tasks aimed at improving aviation safety by addressing flight deck human factors. These tasks were performed under grant 93-G-039 from AAR-100 to Oregon State University and its subcontractors. Beth Lyall, President of Research Integrations, Inc., and Ken Funk, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, were Co-Principal Investigators. We were joined in the work by our colleagues Vic Riley of Honeywell, Inc., Gary Bakken of Analytica Systems, Inc., and supported by numerous Oregon State University students, and Research Integrations, Honeywell, and Analytica Systems personnel.

• Record URL:
  http://www.tc.faa.gov/logistics/grants/pdf/1993/93-g-039.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Funk, Ken
  • Lyall, B
• Publication Date: 2008-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Pagination: 31p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft operations; Automatic pilot (Ships); Aviation safety; Civil aviation; Flight crews; Flight decks; Human factors engineering
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01138256
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 12 2009 12:46PM