[Engineering psychological principles of optimizing the control systems of flying vehicles]

Having reviewed literature publications and their own findings, the authors have formulated principles of optimization of control systems of flying vehicles which reflect certain psychophysiological patterns of human activity. Of greatest importance are the following principles: consistence of the information model to the operational image of the pilot and pattern of distribution of his attention; estimation of operational thresholds of signal perception; information integration into an integrally perceived image; selection of an optimal algorithm for the solution of flying and other problems; decrease of the load on the short-term and long-term memory. The authors have shown that the practical application of these principles requires a preliminary analysis of the psychophysiological structure of the activity of crewmembers.