Open AccessHuman Performance Envelope Model Study Using Pilot’s Measured Parameters
Author(s) -
Alina-Ioana Chira,
Ana-Maria Dumitrescu,
Catalin Sever Moisoiu,
Cristian-Alexandru Tanase
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
incas buletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2247-4528
pISSN - 2066-8201
DOI - 10.13111/2066-8201.2020.12.4.5
Subject(s) - cockpit , safer , flight envelope , envelope (radar) , aerospace , scope (computer science) , aeronautics , flight safety , reliability engineering , simulation , computer science , flight test , engineering , aerospace engineering , computer security , aerodynamics , radar , programming language
Taking into consideration that nowadays the aerospace industry focuses a lot on safety, more durable and stable systems are developed. While the system itself is safer, there is another element that can have a high impact on the overall safety of a flight, namely the human factor. Pilot physiological parameters were measured during a full flight in a fixed cockpit environment using application-specific equipment. The recorded or calculated parameters are used to compute a performance envelope model with the scope of determining the degradation of the pilot’s condition during different flight phases or events. Several standardized tests were realized/performed on subjects who were given flight instructions before the test, without knowing beforehand the scenario and events that will occur/take place. This study helps in identifying the limits of pilots in different flight scenarios and the impact on their presumed performance.