Workload benefits of colour coded head-up flight symbology during high workload flight

James Blundell; Steve Scott; Donald Harris; John Huddlestone; Dale Richards

doi:10.1016/j.displa.2020.101973

Workload benefits of colour coded head-up flight symbology during high workload flight

James Blundell
, Steve Scott
, Donald Harris
, John Huddlestone
, Dale Richards

College of Engineering, Environment & Science

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Abstract

The manipulation of colour in display symbology design has been recognised as a method to improve operator experience and performance. An earlier paper by the authors demonstrated that redundantly colour coding head-up flight symbology supported the manual flying performance of both professional and non-professional pilots during low-workload flying scenarios. In this study the workload and performance of 12 professional airline pilots was evaluated in high workload conditions whilst they flew manoeuvres and an instrument landing system (ILS) approach with and without the presence of colour feedback on a head up display (HUD). Workload was manipulated by presenting pilots with a concurrent auditory n-back task. Colour coded flight symbology reduced the subjective workload of the pilots during high workload conditions. In contrast, manual flying performance during high workload was not improved by the presence of colour coded feedback.

Original language	English
Article number	101973
Number of pages	10
Journal	Displays
Volume	65
Early online date	10 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2020.101973
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020

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Keywords

Aviation
Colour
Head up symbology
Performance
Workload

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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