Advances in Aviation Psychology: Volume 1

by Michael A Vidulich, John M Flach, Pamela S Tsang, Sidney Dekker, R Key Dismukes

Overview

Aviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems, and (c) bringing together scientists, research sponsors, and operators in an effort to bridge the gap between research and application.

Though rooted in the presentations of the 17th ISAP, held in 2013 in Dayton, Ohio, Advances in Aviation Psychology is not simply a collection of selected proceeding papers. Based upon the potential impact on emerging trends, current debates or enduring issues present in their work, select authors were invited to expand on their work following the benefit of interactions at the symposium. The invited authors include the featured keynote and plenary speakers who are all leading scientists and prominent researchers that were selected to participate at the symposium. These contributions are supplemented by additional contributors whose work best reflects significant developments in aviation psychology. Consequently the volume includes visions for the next generation of air management and air traffic control, the integration of unmanned (i.e. remotely piloted vehicles) into operational air spaces, and the use of advanced information technologies (e.g. synthetic task environments) for research and training.

This book is the first in a series of volumes to be published in conjunction with each subsequent ISAP. The aim of each volume is not only to report the latest findings in aviation psychology but also to suggest new directions for advancing the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472438423
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	12/28/2014
Series:	Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Michael A. Vidulich is a Senior Scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate’s Applied Neuroscience Branch. He served as the Technical Advisor for the Warfighter Interface Division from 2006 to 2013. He is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Wright State University Department of Psychology, where he has taught since 1989. Previously, he was a research psychologist at NASA Ames Research Center. He received a B.A. (Psychology) from State University College of New York at Potsdam, a M.A. (Psychology) from The Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. (Engineering Psychology) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research specializes in cognitive metrics for human-machine interface, evaluation, and adaptation. He co-edited the volume, Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology with Pamela Tsang.

Pamela S. Tsang is professor of psychology at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Previously, she was a National Research Council post doctoral fellow at NASA-Ames Research Center. She received her A. B. (Psychology) from Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D. (Engineering Psychology) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests are attention and performance, extralaboratory-developed expertise, cognitive aging, and aviation psychology. She is interested in applications of her research in a wide variety of domains that include aviation, surface transportation, and medicine. She co-edited the volume, Principles and Practice of Aviation Psychology with Michael Vidulich.

John M. Flach received his Ph.D. (Human Experimental Psychology) from The Ohio State University in 1984. John was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois from 1984 to 1990 where he held joint appointments in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, the Psychology Department, and the Institute of Aviation. In 1990 he joined the Psychology Department at Wright State University. He served as department chair from 2004 - 2013. He currently holds the rank of Professor. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the areas of experimental cognitive psychology and human factors. John is interested in general issues of coordination and control in cognitive systems. Specific research topics have included visual control of locomotion, interface design, decision-making, and motor control. John is particularly interested in applications of this research in the domains of aviation, medicine, highway safety, and assistive technologies. John is a co-author (with Rich Jagacinski) of a book to introduce control theory to social scientists and also a book on interface design (with Kevin Bennett). He is also a co-editor of two books on ecological approaches to human-machine systems.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface. Part I Aviation Psychology: Aviation psychology: optimizing human and system performance, Michael A.Vidulich, Pamela S. Tsang and John M. Flach; Applying systems thinking to aviation psychology, Nancy G. Leveson; An earthbound perspective on orientation illusions experienced in aerospace flight, James R. Lackner. Part II Next Generation Air Space and Air Traffic Control: NASA NextGen flight deck research: a database of research areas and results, Kathleen L. Mosier and Alec Munc; Flight deck models of workload and multitasking: an overview of validation, Christopher D. Wickens and Angelia Sebok; Clarifying cognitive complexity and controller strategies in disturbed inbound peak air traffic control operations, Marian J. Schuver-van Blanken; Ecological flight deck design-the world behind the glass, Max Mulder; Risk perception in ecological information systems, Jan Comans, Clark Borst, M.M. van Paassen and Max Mulder. Part III Pilot Factors for Air and Ground-Based Operations: Implications of text chat for air crew communication and coordination, Nancy J. Cooke, Christopher W. Myers and Prashanth Rajivan; Human-centered automation as effective work design, Amy R. Pritchett and Karen M. Feigh; Enhancing military helicopter pilot assistant systems through resource adaptive dialogue management, Felix Maiwald and Axel Schulte; Individual pilot factors predict runway incursion outcomes, Kathleen Van Benthem and Chris M. Herdman. Part IV Training and Selection: Synthetic task environments and the three-body problem, John M. Flach, Winston Bennett, Jr. and Scott M. Galster; Enhancing management of complex and unforeseen situations among pilots: new trends in cognitive-adaptation training, Marie-Pierre Fornette, Marthe Bourgy, Jean-Yves Jollans, Corinne Roumes and Françoise Darses; Distribution of attention as a function of time: a different approach to measure a specific aspect of situation awareness, Katrin Meierfrankenfeld, Werner Gress and Bettina Vorbach. Index.