An experiment to study the influence of task interference on the information processing of the human pilot is described. Two hypothetical limited capacity models of human information processing, the multi-channel model and the single-channel model, are reviewed and the results of the experiment are discussed in relation to these models. The experimental task consisted of a single axis tracking task under additional workload. The three controlled elements used were a simulated transport aircraft at three different center of gravity positions, at which it was stable, neutral, and ustable, respectively. The forcing function was a gust signal acting on the simulated aircraft. The additional loading task was an auditory binary choice task. The results of the experiment tend to favor the single-channel model of human information processing.


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    Title :

    Pilot's Tracking Behaviour under Additional Workload


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    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    91 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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