Seminar: Modeling Pilot Flight Performance in a Cognitive Architecture

Friday, November 12, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Presenter 
Rongbing Xu, Master's student, Department of Systems Design Engineering 

Abstract
Cognitive architecture models can support the simulation and prediction of human performance in complex human-machine systems. In the current work, we demonstrate a pilot model that can perform and simulate taxiing and takeoff tasks. The model was built in Queueing Network-Adaptive Control of Thought Rational (QN-ACTR) cognitive architecture and can be connected to flight simulators such as X-Plane to generate various data including performance, mental workload, and situation awareness. The model results are determined in combination by the declarative knowledge chunks, production rules, and a set of parameters. Currently, the model can generate flight operation behavior similar to human pilots, We will collect human pilot data to further examine and validate model assumptions and parameter values. Once validated, such models can support interface evaluation and competency-based pilot training, providing a theory-based predictive approach complementary to human-in-the-loop experiments for aviation research and development.

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