Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Student Status
Graduate
Class
Graduate Student Works
Advisor Name
Andrew Dattel, Ph.D.
Abstract/Description
The increase of automation in the aviation industry pose challenges to human performance. To attest this point, studies about aircraft accidents reveal that pilots’ response to automated systems are always not coherent. Research findings suggests that pilots’ interaction with automated systems in highly demanding tasks situations results in the increase in workload and if they are unable to resolve it in time, it will compromise flight safety. Therefore, in the interest to further explore the impact of automation on human factor constructs, the study aimed to investigate the impact of Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on pilot workload. The study measured the workload experienced by pilots in a visual flight rule approach in expected and unexpected situations with the use of EFB and paper chart displays. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration -Task Load Index was used to measure pilot workload. The results showed a significant difference in pilot workload between expected and unexpected approach indicating the influence of pilot workload during highly demanding tasks. However, there was no significant difference in pilot workload between the use EFB and paper at approach. There was also no significant interaction between approach and display. It is suggested that future studies to increase the sample size and explore more demanding flight situations that allows further use of EFB functionalities.
Document Type
Capstone
Publication/Presentation Date
4-23-2019
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Scholarly Commons Citation
Suppiah, S. (2019). Impact of Electronic Flight Bag on Pilot Workload. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/student-works/141
