Low-visibility commercial ground operations: An objective and subjective evaluation of a multimodal display.

James Blundell; Charlotte Collins; Rodney Sears; Anastasios Plioutsias; John Huddlestone; Don Harris; James Harrison; Anthony Kershaw; Paul Harrison; Phil Lamb

doi:10.1017/aer.2022.81

Low-visibility commercial ground operations: An objective and subjective evaluation of a multimodal display.

James Blundell, Charlotte Collins, Rodney Sears, Anastasios Plioutsias, John Huddlestone, Don Harris, James Harrison, Anthony Kershaw, Paul Harrison, Phil Lamb

Centre for Future Transport and Cities

BAE Systems

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Abstract

Flight crews’ capacity to conduct take-off and landing in near zero visibility conditions has been partially addressed by advanced surveillance and cockpit display technology. This capability is yet to be realised within the context of manoeuvring aircraft within airport terminal areas. In this paper the performance and workload benefits of user-centre designed visual and haptic taxi navigational cues, presented via a head-up display (HUD) and active sidestick, respectively, were evaluated in simulated taxiing trials by 12 professional pilots. In addition, the trials sought to examine pilot acceptance of side stick nose wheel steering. The HUD navigational cues demonstrated a significant task-specific benefit by reducing centreline deviation during turns and the frequency of major taxiway deviations. In parallel, the visual cues reduced self-report workload. Pilot’s appraisal of nose wheel steering by sidestick was positive, and active sidestick cues increased confidence in the multimodal guidance construct. The study presents the first examination of how a multimodal display, combining visual and haptic cues, could support the safety and efficiency in which pilots are able to conduct a taxi navigation task in low-visibility conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-603
Number of pages	23
Journal	The Aeronautical Journal
Volume	127
Issue number	1310
Early online date	5 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2022.81
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2023

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This paper is based on work performed in the Open Flight Deck project, which has received funding from the ATI Programme, a joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace design and manufacture. The programme, delivered through a partnership between the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK, addresses technology, capability and supply chain challenges. Funding Information: This paper is based on work performed in the Open Flight Deck project, which has received funding from the ATI Programme, a joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK's competitive position in civil aerospace design and manufacture. The programme, delivered through a partnership between the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK, addresses technology, capability and supply chain challenges. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society.

Keywords

Head-up displays
Haptics
Multimodal
Ground Operations
Performance
Workload

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Low-visibility commercial ground operations: An objective and subjective evaluation of a multimodal display.

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