A Review of Situation Awareness Literature Relevant to Pilot Surveillance Functions

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• Creators:
  Uhlarik, John ; Comerford, Doreen A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aircraft pilotage
  • Awareness
  • Civil aircraft
  • Psychology
  • Alertness
  • Aviation
  • Safety and Human Factors
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-02/3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Abstract:
  This paper addresses situation awareness (SA) as it relates to surveillance activities in commercial air carriers. The concept of SA in aerospace operations and relevant literature are reviewed and critiqued. Four different approaches that are used to explain SA are examined, and the three major SA measurement techniques and their respective subcategories are described. Research that has explored these techniques is reviewed, and the shortcomings of the measures are discussed in terms of relevant psychology measurement criteria (e.g., validity). Several components of SA also are discussed because they appear to relate to surveillance activities. Research related to these components is reviewed, and a summary that focuses on the current state of SA research is provided, along with an evaluation about the future of SA research and applications.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  98F80691
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40726/dot_40726_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 452.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc37cdf7f073fe5f8c65d932356c27aff75f03e862fa9b65129f3f48ed332f70