Characterizing scan patterns in a spacecraft cockpit simulator: Expert vs. Novice performance

Huemer, Valerie; Miwa, Hideaki; Renema, Fritz; Elkins, Steve; McCandless, Jeffrey W.; McCann, Robert S.

doi:10.1037/e577412012-018

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“…The minimum fixation threshold was set to 150 ms as per similar research [17]. Fixations were assigned to six areas of interest (external world and the five instruments), based on the AOI screen coordinates.…”

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Effects of anxiety and cognitive load on instrument scanning behavior in a flight simulation

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Bülthoff

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Second Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS)

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Previous research has rarely examined the combined influence of anxiety and cognitive load on gaze behavior and performance whilst undertaking complex perceptual-motor tasks. In the current study, participants performed an aviation instrument landing task in neutral and anxiety conditions, while performing a low or high cognitive load auditory n-back task. Both self-reported anxiety and heart rate increased from neutral conditions indicating that anxiety was successfully manipulated. Response accuracy and reaction time for the auditory task indicated that cognitive load was also successfully manipulated. Cognitive load negatively impacted flight performance and the frequency of gaze transitions between areas of interest. Performance was maintained in anxious conditions, with a concomitant decrease in n-back reaction time suggesting that this was due to an increase in mental effort. Analyses of individual responses to the anxiety manipulation revealed that changes in anxiety levels from neutral to anxiety conditions were positively correlated with changes in visual scanning entropy, which is a measure of the randomness of gaze behavior, but only when cognitive load was high. This finding lends support for an interactive effect of cognitive anxiety and cognitive load on attentional control.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of anxiety and cognitive load on instrument scanning behavior in a flight simulation

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Gray

Bülthoff

et al. 2016

2016 IEEE Second Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization (ETVIS)

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“…Eye tracking has been studied in non-computer fields such as chess, reading, piloting [12], mammography [21], and surgery [25]. Here, we present an overview of work that has used eye tracking in programming research.…”

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Eye tracking in computing education

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Sharif

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference on International Computing Education Research

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The methodology of eye tracking has been gradually making its way into various fields of science, assisted by the diminishing cost of the associated technology. In an international collaboration to open up the prospect of eye movement research for programming educators, we present a case study on program comprehension and preliminary analyses together with some useful tools.The main contributions of this paper are (1) an introduction to eye tracking to study programmers; (2) an approach that can help elucidate how novices learn to read and understand programs and to identify improvements to teaching and tools; (3) a consideration of data analysis methods and challenges, along with tools to address them; and (4) some larger computing education questions that can be addressed (or revisited) in the context of eye tracking.

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“…Identified external view considerations included angle of view, obstructions, and sources of glare 9 . Differences between novice and expert cockpit users were considered 10 .…”

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Development of a Cockpit Architecture for the Dream Chaser Orbital Vehicle

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Klaus

et al. 2012

42nd International Conference on Environmental Systems

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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) are collaborating through a Graduate Projects course on the development of a proposed cockpit architecture focused on displays, controls and layout for the Dream Chaser (DC) Orbital Vehicle. This spacecraft is being developed to safely transport crew and cargo to/from the International Space Station (ISS). The work at CU has been focused on electronic displays and controls definition based on analysis per subsystem and phases of flight. As part of this work, a functional allocation matrix and multiple trade studies were conducted in order to identify the needs of the crew throughout the mission. NASA, military specifications and SNC standards were followed and three iterations of the DC cockpit were designed and built. The latest cockpit design has evolved from a form/fit version to a functional one. It includes a computer system that allows for control of up to six electronic displays in the cockpit by the operator, which are used for conducting human factors evaluations. These evaluations have yielded recommendations on the layout of the DC cockpit. Nomenclature CAD = Computer Aided Design CCDev2 = Commercial Crew Development 2 CDR = Critical Design Review CU = University of Colorado at Boulder

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Characterizing scan patterns in a spacecraft cockpit simulator: Expert vs. Novice performance

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Effects of anxiety and cognitive load on instrument scanning behavior in a flight simulation

Effects of anxiety and cognitive load on instrument scanning behavior in a flight simulation

Eye tracking in computing education

Development of a Cockpit Architecture for the Dream Chaser Orbital Vehicle

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