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Test and evaluation of a multifunction keyboard and a dedicated keyboard for control of a flight management computer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Boucek Jr., G. P. Smith, W. D. Crane, J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | A flight management computer (FMC) control display unit (CDU) test was conducted to compare two types of input devices: a fixed legend (dedicated) keyboard and a programmable legend (multifunction) keyboard. The task used for comparison was operation of the flight management computer for the Boeing 737-300. The same tasks were performed by twelve pilots on the FMC control display unit configured with a programmable legend keyboard and with the currently used B737-300 dedicated keyboard. Flight simulator work activity levels and input task complexity were varied during each pilot session. Half of the points tested were previously familiar with the B737-300 dedicated keyboard CDU and half had no prior experience with it. The data collected included simulator flight parameters, keystroke time and sequences, and pilot questionnaire responses. A timeline analysis was also used for evaluation of the two keyboard concepts. |
| File Size | 3914560 |
| Page Count | 122 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870004897 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4rj9bc2p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Instrumentation Flight Management Systems Evaluation Pilot Performance Workloads Psychophysiology Display Devices Flight Simulators Boeing 737 Aircraft Consoles Flight Control Control Boards Operating Systems Computers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
