ARINC 661 Based User Interface Design for a Sustainable Aviation Application on an Electronic Flight Bag

Abstract

To optimize the departure and landing approaches of an aircraft under legal and real conditions, an intuitive and simple User Interface for the Electronic Flight Bag is needed. Whether the applications need to fulfill the visual definitions of ARINC 661, or not, the maneuvering, near ground level, needs to be performed safely. To ensure no distraction and confusion, we faced the necessity of a User Interface that is compliant with the overall cockpit interaction philosophy, as well as the given regulations for Electronic Flight Bag Applications. We aim to develop a reusable User Interface for the Low Noise Augmentation System from the German Aerospace Center, that is compliant with the necessary standards, as well as usable without long briefings. A key part of our research focused on the possible input methods and the resulting pilot performance regarding efficiency, complexity and ease of the interaction. The first demonstrator for the low noise takeoff procedure is presented and discussed.