The University of Queensland

The sensory prerequisites of effective simulator-based pilot training (2020–2024)

Abstract:

This Project aims to investigate the use of head-mounted virtual reality systems for training, with specific focus on the aviation industry. The Project expects to improve our understanding of how pilots combine information from their sensory systems in order to successfully operate an aircraft. Expected outcomes include methods for specifying the optimal design of simulators intended to prepare pilots for a specific task, with the ultimate goal of developing and validating a prototype training device. The outcomes will benefit many areas of pilot training by improving the design and optimising the cost of simulator technologies at a time when the aviation industry is struggling to meet the global demand for new pilots.

Grant type:

ARC Linkage Projects

Researchers:

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  Professor Guy Wallis

  Professor
  

  School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

  Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

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  Professor Robin Burgess-Limerick

  Professorial Research Fellow
  

  Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre

  Sustainable Minerals Institute

Funded by:

Australian Research Council