Assessing pilot workload in single-pilot operations with advanced autonomy

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 675-679

  Stimpson, Alexander J ^a   Ryan, Jason C ^b   Cummings, Mary L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AUTONOMY SYSTEMS; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; PILOT ASSISTED; PILOT OPERATIONS; PILOT WORKLOAD; POINT TO POINT;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 85017432000     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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