FlyBrate: Evaluating Vibrotactile Cues for Simulated Flight
Open Access
- 26 May 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction
- Vol. 39 (12), 2374-2391
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2075627
Abstract
Contemporary aircraft cockpits rely mostly on audiovisual information propagation which can overwhelm particularly novice pilots. The introduction of tactile feedback, as a less taxed modality, can improve the usability in this case. As part of a within-subject simulator study, 22 participants are asked to fly a visual-flight-rule scenario along a predefined route and identify objects in the outside world that serve as waypoints. Participants fly two similar scenarios with and without a tactile belt that indicates the route. Results show that with the belt, participants perform better in identifying objects, have higher usability and user experience ratings, and a lower perceived cognitive workload, while showing no improvement in spatial awareness. Moreover, 86% of the participants state that they prefer flying with the tactile belt. These results suggest that a tactile belt provides pilots with an unobtrusive mode of assistance for tasks that require orientation using cues from the outside world.This publication has 55 references indexed in Scilit:
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