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Human factors have an important impact on aviation safety. The evaluation of pilot’s workload is one of the most noteworthy human factors issues. After a brief overview of workload measurement techniques, a layered multi-dimensional description of workload is proposed, and the method is based on multiple objective measures. Heart rate, respiration, eye movements, control inputs and flight data are recorded in a simulated flight. The sensitivity and diagnosticity of several psychophysiological measurements are analyzed. Finally, a multi-dimensional pattern is constructed using the proposed method. The pattern can give a detailed description of pilot’s workload throughout the flight.
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Wang, Z., Fu, S. (2013). A Layered Multi-dimensional Description of Pilot’s Workload Based on Objective Measures. In: Harris, D. (eds) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. Applications and Services. EPCE 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8020. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39354-9_23
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