Models of Pilot Behavior and Their Use to Evaluate the State of Pilot Training

Abstract

This article discusses the possibilities of obtaining new information related to human behavior, namely the changes or progressive development of pilots' abilities during training. The main assumption is that a pilot's ability can be evaluated based on a corresponding behavioral model whose parameters are estimated using mathematical identification procedures.The mean values of the identified parameters are obtained via statistical methods. These parameters are then monitored and their changes evaluated. In this context, the paper introduces and examines relevant mathematical models of human (pilot) behavior, the pilot-aircraft interaction, and an example of the mathematical analysis.K e y w o r d s: pilot model, modeling of human behavior, identification, MATLAB, flight simulator

Statistical Evaluation of Pilot’s Behavior Models Parameters Connected to Military Flight Training

“…Based on real-life measurements, it was further determined that this model provides a sufficiently accurate approximation of most real human responses, [17,21]. The indisputable advantages of this model are its ease of use and the option to define a physiological interpretation of the individual parameters.…”

“…The illustrated model constitutes a general model with parameters K, T L , T I , and τ, described in the previous chapter, and can be utilized in a wide range of controlling or piloting activities; its properties and application possibilities are discussed and analyzed in References [17,21].…”

“…One of the options was the identification algorithm based on the fminsearch simplex function, using the criteria function calculated as a sum of deviations squared; another one consisted in System Identification Toolbox. The properties of these approaches were compared in Reference [21].…”

“…This fact led to the actual use of Model (3). The applied identification tool was based on our own approach, utilizing the fminsearch simplex algorithm [21]. The controlled element dynamics exhibit a relatively strong non-minimum phase; this property is observable in the graphs representing altitude H (see Figure 4) in the form of "undershoot" as a response to sudden change of the pilot's control actions.…”

Using Aviation Simulation Technologies for Pilot Modelling and Flight Training Assessment

“…After a certain period of time, a drop in flight altitude occurred and the task of the pilot was to return to the original altitude as quickly and accurately as possible. A detailed description of this experiment is, for example, in [15].…”