Spot the difference: Operational event sequence diagrams as a formal method for work allocation in the development of single-pilot operations for commercial aircraft

Ergonomics

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1773-1791

  Harris, Don ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^b   Starr, Alison ^c  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Cheltenham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allocation of function; flight deck design; operational event sequence diagrams; reduced crewing; task analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DESIGN; FORMAL METHODS; JOB ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED ASSISTANCE; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; EVENT SEQUENCE DIAGRAMS; FLIGHT DECK DESIGN; FUNCTION ALLOCATIONS; REDUCED CREWING; SCENARIO-BASED ANALYSIS; TASK ANALYSIS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE PILOT; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

AIRCRAFT; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; PILOTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84930327084     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1044574     Document Type: Article

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