The NASA improved Ground Collision Avoidance System (iGCAS) team conducted an onsite usability study at Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Air Venture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 19 through July 26, 2015. EAA Air Venture had approximately 550,000 attendees from which the sample pool of pilots were selected. The objectives of this study were to assess the overall appropriateness and acceptability of iGCAS as a warning system for General Aviation aircraft, usability of the iGCAS displays and audio cues, test terrain avoidance characteristics, performance, functionality, pilot response time, and correlate terrain avoidance performance and pilot response time data.
How Usability Testing Resulted in Improvements to Ground Collision Software for General Aviation: Improved Ground Collision Avoidance System (IGCAS)
2016
26 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Acceptability , Human-computer interface , Graphical user interface , Human performance , Warning systems , Airport surface detection equipment , Ground based control , Collision avoidance , Aircraft maneuvers , Program verification (computers) , Display devices , Air traffic control , Runway incursions , Terrain following , General aviation aircraft , Nasa programs