Cockpit Task Management Bibliography
Cockpit Task Management Bibliography |
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| TITLE: | Flight-deck automation: promises and problems |
| PUBLISHER: | Ergonomics, 1980, Vol. 23, No. 10, 995-1011 |
| KEYWORDS: | automation, technology, safety, economics, human error, decrease in skill level, training |
| SUMMARY: | Lists the advantages and disadvantages of flight-deck automation. Pretty light on pros, very heavy on cons. Says automation is neither pure evil or the complete answer. Driving forces: technology, safety, economics. Faults: failure of equipment, crew error in setup, crew response to a false alarm, failure to monitor, loss of proficiency of crew. |
SIGNIFICANT CONCEPTS/EXCERPTS:
Section 4.2 Acquisition and retention of skills
... On the other hand, the training literature suggest that
part-task operation (with the other tasks automated) during the early, familiarization
phases of operation may be an effective means of total acquisition of operational skill...
Section 4.5 Psychosocial aspects of automation
..(3) What does increased automation imply for operator selection? Are there clearly
defined aptitudes or personality attributes what imply better monitoring (or manual)
effectiveness?
6.2 Monitor tasks
..(15) Devise training techniques and possible training hardware (including part- and
whole-task simulators) to ensure that flight-crews are exposed to all forms of alters and
to many of the possible combination of alerts, and that they understand how to deal with
them.