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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29665| Publication type: | Bachelor thesis |
| Title: | Analysing the impact of a learning video on VFR student pilots mental model and flight performance in a flight simulator with the use of eye tracking glasses |
| Authors: | Russo, Simona Schmid, Enya |
| Advisors / Reviewers: | Häusler Hermann, Ruth Esther Locher, Philipp |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-29665 |
| Extent: | 72 |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Series: | Bachelorarbeiten ZHAW School of Engineering |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Winterthur |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 006: Special computer methods 629: Aeronautical, automotive engineering |
| Abstract: | Human error is a leading cause of accident in aviation, especially during the approach phase [1], [2]. Crucial for pilots is to have situation awareness, mental models, and an effective scanning pattern. This work investigates the impact of a learning video for beginner pilots on their mental model and flight performance, that contains gaze visualizations from an expert pilot and theory on manoeuvring an aircraft during the landing. 22 participants performed their first landings in a flight simulator wearing eye tracking glasses. Participants prepared themselves with a written manual. After a familiarization flight, each participant conducted two landings for measurement of training impact on their performance. Questionnaires gathered subjective feedback and personal information. After the first flight, the participants were split into two groups. The experimental group (n=12 participants) received a training video, the control group (n=10 participants) received the same information in textual format. Comparing the group’s performance served as attest for superior effectiveness of the video format to teach pilot students optimal visual scanning during landing. Data was analysed using MATLAB and Tobii Pro Lab. Results reveal that the group exposed to the learning video improved scanning pattern to match more closely an expert pilot’s scanning. Subjects of the experimental group reported that video teaching positively influenced their attention allocation, situation awareness and mental models. In addition, landing performance was stronger in the experimental than in the control group. These findings underscore the effectiveness and value of incorporating theoretical knowledge and visual demonstrations from an expert in a learning video as a tool for improving student pilots’ learning of scanning pattern, mental model and landing performance. Future research in this area could explore additional external influences on the pilots during the landing, such as challenging weather situations as well as enhance the training video, to tailor it to each specific airfield or situations encountered in the different phases of flight, as this video specifically targets the approach. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/29665 |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Appears in collections: | Bachelorarbeiten ZHAW School of Engineering |
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Russo, S., & Schmid, E. (2023). Analysing the impact of a learning video on VFR student pilots mental model and flight performance in a flight simulator with the use of eye tracking glasses [Bachelor’s thesis, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften]. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29665
Russo, S. and Schmid, E. (2023) Analysing the impact of a learning video on VFR student pilots mental model and flight performance in a flight simulator with the use of eye tracking glasses. Bachelor’s thesis. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29665.
S. Russo and E. Schmid, “Analysing the impact of a learning video on VFR student pilots mental model and flight performance in a flight simulator with the use of eye tracking glasses,” Bachelor’s thesis, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur, 2023. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-29665.
RUSSO, Simona und Enya SCHMID, 2023. Analysing the impact of a learning video on VFR student pilots mental model and flight performance in a flight simulator with the use of eye tracking glasses. Bachelor’s thesis. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Russo, Simona, and Enya Schmid. 2023. “Analysing the Impact of a Learning Video on VFR Student Pilots Mental Model and Flight Performance in a Flight Simulator with the Use of Eye Tracking Glasses.” Bachelor’s thesis, Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29665.
Russo, Simona, and Enya Schmid. Analysing the Impact of a Learning Video on VFR Student Pilots Mental Model and Flight Performance in a Flight Simulator with the Use of Eye Tracking Glasses. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 2023, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29665.
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