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Letter
I visited your website and I hope your readers can help me
out.
NASA is in the process of developing a conceptual "Error Proof
Flight Deck" (EPFD). The intent of the EPFD is to trap flight
crew errors before they occur or to mitigate the error
consequences after they occur. The concept is focused on making
the flight deck 'human centered'; that is, assuring that the
flight crew is the center of flight operations rather than
acting as system managers.
As we all know, humans naturally err. Some NASA experts believe
that current flight deck design does not take into account the
natural tendency of humans to commit errors. In addition, NASA
believes that flight deck design must reduce the impact of
human limitations and weaknesses and capitalize on human
strengths. NASA believes that appropriate engineering design
can achieve these goals resulting in a flight deck which is
highly resistant to error.
NASA uses what they term the 'body metaphor' to explain the
role of the flight crew in their EPFD. They point out that
(physically) the human brain cannot actually 'do' anything.
Instead, the brain receives an array of sensory input. Based on
that input the brain makes decisions and sends instructions to
the body. Based on further sensory input, the brain modifies
its instructions to the body. NASA intends that the flight crew
should be to the flight deck/flight systems as the human brain
is to the human body. They believe that this model will have a
dramatic impact on error reduction.
In addition to the human centered aspect (for error reduction)
of the flight deck, NASA intends that the EPFD become the
primary flight crew training location and training device.
Instead of spending large amounts of time in the classroom or
in flight simulators, crew trainees will spend most of their
time in the EPFD. NASA believes that this approach will result
in a dramatic reduction in the time to train as well as
identifying and extinguishing error prone behavior before
actually flying the aircraft.
NASA selected my company, Carley Corporation, to identify
existing, emerging and on-the-horizon training
technologies/methodologies that can be engineered into the
EPFD. Thus, we are engaged in what could be termed a
'technology scan.' That is, we are looking at any and all
training concepts that may have application to the EPFD. NASA
has been clear in stating they do not want us to confine our