Abstract
A flight simulator experiment was set up to study relevant human factors tools for situation awareness assessment of pilots. A specific scenario was designed in which a malfunction of the aircraft was introduced during flight: an indicated air speed discrepancy. Pilot behavior was studied while pilots tried to figure out the correct speed. Eye movement metrics alone provided an insufficient picture of pilot situation awareness, but when purposefully combined with subjective, self-rating metrics, they offered a more comprehensive look at situation awareness, covering all 3 levels of Endsley's situation awareness definition.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The HILAS project is part of the 6th Framework Programme for Aeronautics and Space Research, sponsored by the European Commission. The authors would like to thank the European Commission for sponsoring this research. Further, we would like to thank the HILAS flight deck technologies strand members for their contribution in the experiment.