Abstract
In aviation, procedural errors persist despite pilots having the correct knowledge and ability to perform particular flight tasks. These errors can be attributed to diagnostic errors, inaccurate situational assessment and poor hazard awareness. Eye tracking has emerged as a technology that can be used to monitor pilot performance and provide insights into attentional distribution and the underlying decisional processes. The study used a systematic literature review based on the Preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRIMA) Statement. Relevant publications were searched from 25 databases. To search the databases, the study used the keywords “eye tracking”, “eye tracking measurements”, “eye tracking aviation safety” and “eye tracking pilot flight performance”, as well as “eye tracking and pilot training” and “eye tracking and pilot assessment”. From these databases, 48 publications were retrieved for analysis. Out of the 48, 33 were abstracts and 15 were full-texts. The 15 full-texts proceeded to systematic literature analysis. These studies were further divided to studies reporting the use of eye tracking as a training tool (7) and studies reporting the use of eye tracking as an assessment tool (8). The literature review demonstrates that eye tracking is a valid and effective tool that can provide quantitative data for flight performance and safety assessment. Continued growth in aircraft cockpit automation means that eye tracking remains an urgent and promising development in aviation research, especially in real-time eye tracking to predict and prevent pilot errors and in the integration of eye tracking technology in intelligent cockpit design.
Highlights
The eye is the most important sensory organ for pilots
These studies were further divided to studies reporting the use of eye tracking as a training tool (7) and studies reporting the use of eye tracking as an assessment tool (8)
The findings revealed that integrated off-the-shelf eye tracking systems when integrated with the ChromoViz are effective in simultaneously visualizing multiple data streams
Summary
The eye is the most important sensory organ for pilots. It processes 80% of all flight information. The ability to process the visual data is fundamental to pilot performance and aviation safety. The examination of eye movement data has emerged as a reliable tool for mapping eye scanning behavior and determining correlations with cognitive and psychological functions (Peißl et al, 2018). One of the tools that have emerged is the eye tracking technology which can allow users to monitor personnel performance and provide insights into the attentional distribution and underlying decisional processes in pilots (Peysakhovich et al, 2018)
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