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Airline Head-Up Display Systems : Human Factors Considerations
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nichol, Ryan J. O. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Since the advent of powered flight, there have been continuous enhancements to aviation technology resulting in faster, more reliable and safer air travel. In parallel to the leaps and bounds achieved in mechanical engineering, there has been increasing understanding of the physiological and psychological limitations of human beings, and how these can best be mitigated by aircraft design and pilot training. As the key source of information for pilots, the human visual system has necessarily driven much of the evolution in cockpit technology. In contrast to the complicated, gauge-based systems of the past, the electronic flight displays of today’s modern airliners are testament to advances in human factors engineering. The next step in flight instrumentation, although already used for some 50 years in the military, is just beginning to emerge in civil transport aircraft. Head-up displays (HUDs) allow pilots to see key flight instrumentation while viewing the outside world. The need to look down at the flight instruments is removed by the HUD, resulting in increased situational awareness and greater precision in aircraft control. While the head-up display is a welcome development, as with many instances of human-technology interface, the benefits provided by HUDs are not without potential drawbacks. This report is divided into two parts. Part A provides a thorough grounding in key areas of importance to the development and operation of HUD systems. Specifically, this includes an appraisal of the various facets of the human visual system, the history and development of conventional cockpit instrumentation, and a summary of the technical aspects and human factors considerations relating to HUD systems. This basis is built upon in Part B, which offers a more practical assessment of the HUD system used in a modern airliner, the Boeing 787. The report concludes with a number of recommendations that may be of use to an airline introducing HUD technology. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/airline-headup-display-systems-human-factors-considerations-2162-6359-1000248.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
