2019 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Development of the "Pilot's Individualized Learning using Objective Data (PILOD)" training method for increased training efficiency and objective assessment of manual flight skills
| Project/Area Number |
16K21002
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
エントジンガー ヨルグ 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科(工学部), 助教 (60600327)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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| Keywords | Training support / Licensed pilots / Flight simulation / Simulator development / Data analysis / Meta-study |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I have acquired data from more participants, including some with a pilot license. It seems that license holders do not necessarily perform better in our simulation, which can mostly be explained by the difference between small propeller aircraft flight under visual flight conditions basic private pilot license) and large jet aircraft operations under instrument flight conditions. Some private pilot license holders have developed control behavior that, while suitable for small aircraft, is not appropriate for large jets. Identifying such behavior and providing specific training is likely to benefit the smooth transfer to larger aircraft in a professional pilot's career. To aid this, I have developed a few new quantitative skill indicators as well as training exercises. I'm are currently collecting data to verify their effectiveness.
I have discussed with some large players in the pilot training industry. For ab-initio training there may be little room for optimizing the training curriculum due to the strict minimum requirements (e.g. minimum number of flight training hours) for obtaining a license and limited instructor availability. A main issue, however, appears to be the decision whether an under-performing trainee should be given additional instruction or told to quit. The non-performance-based measures in my research (e.g. the trainee's control style, awareness, and psycho-physiological state) could prove very useful here. Also, it seems the use of flight simulators in ab-initio training is very limited, and could prove a cost-effective way for bottom-up training.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The development of a new flight simulator needed to verify the results and implement additional experiments takes more time than expected.
Also, there have not been any students available to work on this project as part of their Bachelor/Master thesis research for 2 consecutive years.
A 1-year extension of the funding was obtained in an effort to mitigate this delay.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Due to the corona-virus outbreak, it will probably be even more difficult to carry out experiments in the flight simulator. I'm therefore shifting my attention to the development of training assistance tool that can be run on laptop computers. This has the additional benefit (if they prove effective) that these tools can be used more flexibly and may be more cost-effective.
In the previous year, I have received positive feedback on certain parts of the research from an airline and from a pilot training school. I will focus on these parts and try to find possibilities for actual collaboration.
Since this is the last year of the project, a focus will naturally be on documenting and publishing the methods and results.
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| Causes of Carryover |
March payments could not be finished within the financial year.
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