Helicopter Pilots’ Tasks, Subjective Workload, and the Role of External Visual Cues During Shipboard Landing
| Autor: | Marco De Angelis, Marco Depolo, Andrea Pingitore, Giuseppe Rainieri, Luca Pietrantoni, Martin Tušl, Federico Fraboni |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tušl Martin, Rainieri Giuseppe, Fraboni Federico, De Angelis Marco, Depolo Marco, Pietrantoni Luca, Pingitore Andrea |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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020301 aerospace & aeronautics
Computer science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Crew Human Factors and Ergonomics Workload 02 engineering and technology Computer Science Applications Task (project management) Subjective workload 0203 mechanical engineering Aeronautics Reading (process) workload helicopter pilots visual cues human factors qualitative research 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Engineering (miscellaneous) Sensory cue 050107 human factors Applied Psychology media_common Flight instruments |
| Popis: | Helicopter shipboard landing is a cognitively complex task that is challenging both for pilots and their crew. Effective communication, accurate reading of the flight instruments, as well as monitoring of the external environment are crucial for a successful landing. In particular, the final phases of landing are critical as they imply high workload situations in an unstable environment with restricted space. In the present qualitative study, we interviewed ten helicopter pilots from the Italian Navy using an applied cognitive task analysis approach. We aimed to obtain a detailed description of the landing procedure, and to identify relevant factors that affect pilots’ workload, performance, and safety. Based on the content analysis of the interviews, we have identified six distinct phases of approaching and landing on a ship deck and four categories of factors that may significantly affect pilots’ performance and safety of the landing procedure. Consistent with previous studies, our findings suggest that external visual cueing is vital for a successful landing, in particular during the last phases of landing. Therefore, based on the pilots’ statements, we provide suggestions for possible improvements of external visual cues that have the potential to reduce pilots’ workload and improve the overall safety of landing operations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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