Benefit Analysis And Feasibility Of Ground Collision Avoidance Systems On United States Air Force Aircraft

Author : Casey Richardson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Applications of the Technology Acceptance Model to Integration of the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System in Fighter Aircraft Operations written by Casey Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading cause of F-16 fighter aircraft and fighter pilot losses is ground collisions. In an effort to curb this hazard, an automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) was formally fielded for use in routine U.S. Air Force active-duty F-16 operations in 2014. AGCAS uses a high-level automation design capable of altering the aircraft's 2017 flight control system independent of pilot action. This study explored an application of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to integration of the AGCAS in fighter aircraft operations. Using data from a survey of active-duty U.S. Air Force F-16 operational fighter pilots (n-142), collected shortly after initial AGCAS fielding, an AGCAS-specific TAM was analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique. Hypotheses describing the relationships between an AGCAS-TAM's latent variables: AGCAS perceived usefulness, AGCAS perceived ease of use, and AGCAS usage behavior. The results provided evidence of the validity and utility of an AGCAS-TAM to user acceptance of high-level automation in fighter aircraft operations.