Design and evaluation methodology for cockpit human factor of civil transport aircraft

Abstract

Human factors is ubiquitous and cannot be avoided completely. The ultimate goal of human factors design is to effectively reduce human errors caused by design. To carry out error prevention design based on human-machine interface design is the core of human factors design. The engineering design phase is an important stage to effectively control and solve design induced human error problem. The key elements of human factors design include five aspects: layout, control device, information display, alerting, automation, following specific design principles and enhancing integration design, to increase the human-machine interface design efficiency, and to apparently reduce the likelihood of human errors. At the same time, human factor evaluation is an effective complementary measure to find design defect. This article puts forward the methods of civil transport aircraft cockpit human factors design and evaluation from the perspective of engineering designers. Practice has proved that the method is feasible and it can provide certain guidance for civil transportation cockpit human factors design field.