Ease of use has become a primary concern in avionics recently. Pilot training time represents a significant cost to aircraft operators, and the importance of human factors considerations in safety has been highlighted by the FAA, who notes that human error is a cause in roughly 70% of aircraft accidents. These concerns have led to a new focus on human-centered design, which seeks to define system functionality based on the user's perspective rather than that of the designer. We have used the principles of user-centered design to develop a new autoflight system concept that integrates the autopilot and flight management system functions into a single user interface that most pilots can learn to use within about fifteen minutes. This is in contrast to the weeks required to learn a typical flight management system.


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    Title :

    A pilot-centered autoflight system concept


    Contributors:
    Riley, V. (author) / DeMers, B. (author) / Misiak, C. (author) / Schmalz, B. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-09-01


    Size :

    296562 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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    A pilot-centered autoflight system concept

    Riley, V. / DeMers, B. / Misiak, C. et al. | Tema Archive | 1998



    Developing a Pilot-Centered Autoflight Interface

    Riley, V. / Sociewty of Automotive Engineers of New York / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000


    Developing a Pilot-Centered Autoflight Interface

    Riley, Victor | SAE Technical Papers | 2000