An Evaluation of the Taxiway Navigation and Situation Awareness (T-NASA) System in High-Fidelity Simulation
Date Published: 1998-09-28
Paper Number:985541
DOI: 10.4271/985541
Citation:
McCann, R., Hooey, B., Parke, B., Foyle, D. et al., "An Evaluation of the Taxiway Navigation and Situation Awareness (T-NASA) System in High-Fidelity Simulation," SAE Technical Paper 985541, 1998, doi:10.4271/985541.
Author(s):
Robert S. McCann - San Jose State Univ.
Becky L. Hooey - Monterey Technologies, Inc.
Bonny Parke - San Jose State Univ.
David C. Foyle - NASA-Ames Research Center
Anthony D. Andre - San Jose State Univ.
Barbara Kanki - NASA-Ames Research Center
Abstract:
The effects of an electronic moving map and a HUD on ground taxi performance in reduced visibility were examined in a high-fidelity simulation. Sixteen commercial flight crews completed 21 trials, each consisting of an autoland arrival to Chicago O'Hare and taxi to an apron area. Relative to a baseline (paper-chart only) condition, the EMM/HUD combination increased forward speed by 21%, and reduced navigation errors by nearly 100%. These results, together with workload ratings, situation awareness ratings, analyses of crew interactions, and pilot feedback, provide strong evidence that the combination of head-up symbology and an EMM can substantially improve both the efficiency and the safety of ground operations.
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