Flight Phase Status Monitor Study. Phase I. Systems Concepts

摘要

This study was conducted for the FAA to develop flight status monitor concepts. Previous studies of crew alerting systems suggested the concept of a flight status monitor (FSM), which could monitor a flight, alert the crew to abnormal operations as well as aircraft system failures, and guide the crew through the appropriate response-action procedures. Major Phase I activities include: (1) Reviewing the results of Phase IV of the Aircraft Alerting System Standardization Study to identify the requirements for expanding the alerting system into an FSM. (2) Developing preliminary FSM candidate concepts and identifying design issues relating to concept implementation. (3) Performing a literature review to obtain data for answering design questions. (4) Developing realistic demonstration scenarios, based upon previous accidents/incidents, to provide a mechanism for evaluating the candidate concepts. (5) Implementing the FSM concepts and demonstration scenarios in a flight deck simulator for concept demonstration/evaluation. (6) Conducting demonstrations and developing a questionnaire to solicit pilot comments/opinions for refining the candidate concepts and to provide data for resolving FSM implementation issues. Originator-supplied keywords include: Caution and warning, Warning systems, Flight monitor, Human factors, Voice control, and Touch panel.