Research reading 096 / Actors / 2026
Principles for ‘intelligent assistant’ systems in future flight deck design: autonomous action integration to reduce pilot workload
Source authors: Declan Saunders; James Blundell; Wen-Chin Li; Peter Beecroft; Linghai Lu; Wojciech Tomasz Korek; Wenbing Shi
Originally published in The Aeronautical Journal · 2026
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Principles for ‘intelligent assistant’ systems in future flight deck design: autonomous action integration to reduce pilot workload
Declan Saunders; James Blundell; Wen-Chin Li; Peter Beecroft; Linghai Lu; Wojciech Tomasz Korek; Wenbing Shi
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Investigates transparency and interaction modalities for an intelligent flight-deck assistant. Useful for defining the authority and communication of synthetic partners.
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Declan Saunders; James Blundell; Wen-Chin Li; Peter Beecroft; Linghai Lu; Wojciech Tomasz Korek; Wenbing Shi (2026). Principles for ‘intelligent assistant’ systems in future flight deck design: autonomous action integration to reduce pilot workload. The Aeronautical Journal, 130(1349), 2268-2292. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2026.10161
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