Northrop Grumman and the University of Central Florida have been selected by DARPA to develop a prototype augmented reality headgear with an AI assistant to assist rotorcraft pilots in dealing with unforeseen duties and emergencies.
One of the difficulties of being a military pilot is that the job necessitates a great deal of multitasking and constant concentration. Whereas civilian pilots are primarily responsible for ensuring that their aircraft, passengers, and cargo arrive at their destinations safely, military pilots must cope with tactical scenarios in which emergencies can occur at any time.
The issue is in teaching the pilots how to recognize and react to specific situations. Installing an alarm that goes off if there's a fire, an invisible impediment ahead, a missile radar lock on, or any other threat is a frequent solution. This, however, is insufficient. The pilot must also understand why the warning is necessary, what it means, and how to respond.
This has been an issue for designers for decades. For example, studies conducted in the 1980s shown that if people are placed in a room in an unfamiliar building and the fire alarm goes off, they will simply sit there for many minutes wondering what's going on. This is why fire drills are held so that building inhabitants are aware of what a fire alarm sounds like and what to do if it sounds, and why many modern alarms clearly state, "There's a fire. Please go to the nearest marked exit."
It's considerably worse for military pilots. They have to deal with a symphony of alerts and alarms, which can cause unintended cognitive burdens, resulting in vital alarms being not only ignored, but also not heard.
Source: Newatls
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