Title :
The glass cockpit [flight deck automation]
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The highly automated cockpits designed for the latest generation of new aircraft are making the planes safer and cheaper to fly, but misunderstandings between computers and pilots have been implicated in a number of accidents. The author describes the features and benefits of flight deck automation and then discusses the problems caused by pilot errors when using the computerised systems. The results of the studies on the human factors aspects of the ´glass cockpit´ are discussed
Keywords :
aircraft control; human factors; computerised systems; flight deck automation; glass cockpit; highly automated cockpits; human factors; pilot errors; Aerospace electronics; Automatic testing; Computer aided instruction; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer crashes; Computer displays; Design automation; FAA; Glass; Time sharing computer systems;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
