Perspective and Coplanar Cockpit Displays of Traffic Information: Implications for Maneuver Choice, Flight Safety, and Mental Workload
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The International Journal of Aviation Psychology
- Vol. 15 (1), 1-21
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327108ijap1501_1
Abstract
In 3 experiments, we examined maneuver choice, flight safety, and mental workload across 3-dimensional (3D) perspective and 2-dimensional coplanar cockpit displays of traffic information in a free-flight simulation. In Experiment 1 (30 pilots), we examined dimensionality issues; in Experiments 2 and 3 (18 pilots each), we examined the effects of traffic density, dimensionality, and vertical profile orientation. Collectively, these data may be modeled by trade-offs between the display types: The coplanar suite suffers from scanning-related integration that increases with conflict density; the 3D display suffers from perceptual ambiguity. This research informs our understanding of how displays modulate performance in free-flight environments.Keywords
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