ACROSS: Reference Scenarios

Abstract

This document is the Deliverable D1.4-1 Reference Scenarios of ACROSS, a European 7th Framework EC funded project. The main purpose of ACROSS is: · To develop, integrate and test new cockpit solutions that facilitate the management of the peak workload situations that can occur during a flight, in order to improve safety and ensure the reduction of accident risks through the reduction of stress; · To develop, integrate and test new cockpit solutions that will allow reduced crew operations in a limited number of well-defined conditions; · To identify the remaining open issues for the implementation of single pilot operations, taking into account first learning about evaluations done on workload reduction and reduced crew operations. Deliverable 1.4-1 presents a collection of scenarios that have been selected as relevant for the ACROSS project. Those scenarios will be refined for the purposes of validation and embedded in a global validation scenario in the framework of WP11 Validation and Global Assessment. Here, the scenarios are initially analysed with respect to their generation of high workload for the flight deck crew. The document also refers to the first two ACROSS objectives and defines 4 distinct configurations (Fully Capacitated Crew under peak workload, Intentionally Reduced Crew, Unintentionally Reduced Crew and Fully Incapacitated Crew) that will be dealt with in the frame of the project. Within each configuration, the situation of the flight crew is further specified as a normal, abnormal trained and abnormal untrained situation. All scenarios are related to one or more phases of flight that are considered within the scope of ACROSS.