MIT Aeronautical Systems Laboratory

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RESEARCH PAPERS AND SUMMARIES

PEOPLE

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Here are research papers and summaries:

• Mode Awareness Issues in Advanced Aircraft Cockpits

• A Specific Experimental Study of Descent Mode Awareness

• Issues in Airborne Systems for Closely Spaced Parallel Approaches

• Probabilistic Alert Threshold Development for Parallel Approach Operations

• Probabilistic Analysis of Hazard Situations

• Generalized Alerting System Components

• Preliminary Evaluations of Advanced Terrain Depiction Methods

• Investigation of Terrain Database Resolution Requirements

• Part-Task Simulation Study of Candidate Terrain Alerting Displays

• A Study of Pilot Collision Detection Schema

• Systems Analysis of Noise Abatement Procedures Enabled by Advanced Guidance Technology

• Studies of Party Line Information Importance and Implications for Implementation of Datalink Communication

• Performance Based Measurment of Situation Awareness Using Testable Responses

• Automation Issues for Satellite Operations

• Cockpit Display of Traffic Information With Varying Levels of Intent Information

PEOPLE

Faculty:

• Dr. R. John Hansman , Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (rjhans@mit.edu)
• Dr. James K. Kuchar , Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (jkkuchar@mit.edu)
• Dr. John-Paul Clarke, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (johnpaul@mit.edu)
• Dr. Mica Endsley, Visiting Associate Professor from Texas Tech University (mica@mit.edu)

Students:

• Stephen Atkins ( scatkins@mit.edu)
• Ed Bachelder (ebachelder@draper.com)
• Richard Barhydt (barhydt@mit.edu)
• Maresi Berry-Dennis (maresi@mit.edu)
• Adam Dershowitz (dersh@mit.edu)
• Todd Farley (farley@mit.edu)
• Bill Kaliardos (billy_k@mit.edu)
• Kashif Khan (kashkhan@mit.edu)
• Richard Kornfeld (kornfeld@mit.edu)
• Steve Landry (slandry@mit.edu)
• Marie-José Martinez (martine@mit.edu)
• Alan Midkiff (ahmidkiff@aol.com)
• Nicolas Pujet (pujet@mit.edu)
• Rob Schwarz (reschwar@mit.edu)
• Sanjay Vakil (sanj@mit.edu)
• Lee Winder (winder@mit.edu)
• Lee Yang (atlantis@mit.edu)

RELATED LINKS

• General Aviation WWW Server
• Joint University Program for Air Transportation Research
• NASA Ames Human Factors Research
• NASA Ames Advanced Air Transporation Technologies

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