Recent advancements in portable eye-trackers and VR headsets with integrated eye-tracking technology present a significant opportunity for us to enhance pilot performance monitoring and optimization during training.
Eye tracking offers a unique insight into the pilot's state of mind, which is crucial for processing visual information—a key element in aviation safety and effectiveness. Implementing eye-tracking technologies could be a game-changer as it has the potential to improve and expedite pilot training and selection processes.
The University of Waterloo (Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics) has a focus on how eye-tracking is being used to inform the development of competency-based training and assessment tools. Specifically, it shares selected findings and discusses next steps on the following topics:
Using eye-tracking as an objective assessment tool
Using eye-tracking to identify and understand the startle response, errors in pilot monitoring and performance
The introduction of a general aviation pilot performance and eye tracking database at WISA to support research
WISA’s goal is to provide applied context to better understand the value of eye-tracking in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of pilot training, as well as making it more sustainable than current practices.
ATAC is pleased that a WISA researcher will present their findings to date at our November Conference during the Flight Training Committee meetings.
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