Quantifying pilot visual behavior allows researchers to determine not only where a pilot is looking and when, but holds implications for specific behavioral tracking when these data are coupled with flight technical performance. Remote eye tracking systems have been integrated into simulators at NASA Langley with effectively no impact on the pilot environment. This paper discusses the installation and use of a remote eye tracking system. The data collection techniques from a complex human-in-the-loop (HITL) research experiment are discussed; especially, the data reduction algorithms and logic to transform raw eye tracking data into quantified visual behavior metrics, and analysis methods to interpret visual behavior. The findings suggest superior performance for Head-Up Display (HUD) and improved attentional behavior for Head-Down Display (HDD) implementations of Synthetic Vision System (SVS) technologies for low visibility terminal area operations. Keywords: eye tracking, flight deck, NextGen, human machine interface, aviation


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    Title :

    Quantifying Pilot Visual Attention in Low Visibility Terminal Operations



    Conference:

    4th AHFE International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012 ; 2012 ; San Francisco, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2012-07-20


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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