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Attentional models of multitask pilot performance using advanced display technology.

Christopher D Wickens1, Juliana Goh, John Helleberg

  • 1Institute of Aviation, Human Factors Division, University of Illinois, I Airport Rd., Savoy, IL 61874, USA. cwickens@psych.uiuc.edu

Human Factors
|January 2, 2004
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Pilots experienced a slight performance cost when using visual displays over auditory communication for flight information. Redundant information did not improve performance, but selective attention models accurately predicted pilot scanning behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Human Factors in Aviation
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Modern cockpits present information via auditory (voice) and visual (displays) channels.
  • Optimizing information presentation is crucial for pilot situational awareness and task management.
  • Understanding how pilots process information is key to designing effective aviation technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the performance costs of auditory versus visual information presentation for pilots.
  • To evaluate the benefits of redundant information presentation.
  • To model pilot visual scanning behavior using selective attention principles.

Main Methods:

  • 12 instrument-rated pilots performed flight simulations using high-fidelity simulators.

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  • Compared auditory (air traffic control voice) with visual (cockpit display of traffic information, data link display) information.
  • Analyzed pilot performance, visual scanning patterns, and communication read-backs.

    • Main Results:

    • A modest performance cost was observed for visual information presentation compared to auditory.
    • This cost was influenced by head-down visual scanning behavior.
    • No performance benefit was found for redundant auditory and visual information presentation.
    • An expected value model of selective attention accurately predicted 94% of the variance in visual scanning data.

    Conclusions:

    • Choosing the appropriate modality for in-cockpit information is critical for mitigating performance costs.
    • Redundant information does not necessarily enhance pilot performance and may introduce inefficiencies.
    • Selective attention models provide a robust framework for understanding and predicting pilot scanning strategies with new technologies.