Digital Copilot is a prototype information system providing cognitive assistance to pilots in general aviation. This paper presents the methods and results of an analysis quantifying the expected safety benefits of the system. The methods include a cognitive performance analysis, to quantify pilot workload in flight activities; a human reliability analysis, to quantify pilot error probabilities; and a probabilistic risk assessment, to quantify accident sequence frequencies. These methods are used to model flight risk with and without pilots’ use of Digital Copilot, and the comparison provides a quantitative measure of expected safety benefits, assuming the prototype system is adopted by pilots. The results suggest that Digital Copilot technology has the potential to significantly reduce the rates of total and fatal accidents in general aviation. The same methods also enable a detailed analysis of individual pilot actions and system features to quantify their risk importance and identify the most promising opportunities for further system improvements.


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    Title :

    Quantifying the Safety Benefits of a Digital Copilot in General Aviation


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    Publication date :

    2019-06-11


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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