Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Collaboration To Enhance Pilot Training And Safety
An advanced gaze tracking technology to understand how pilots scan and monitor instruments during complex maneuvers and instrument procedures is the focus of a partnership formed between Alaska Airlines and Seeing Machines, a computer vision technology company specializing in transport safety. The partnership has developed a proof of concept for Seeing Machines' Crew Training System in an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulator environment.
The collaboration aims to shape how Seeing Machines' non-intrusive Crew Training System can provide Alaska Airlines pilots and flight instructors with objective, evidence-based data to provide unique insights into instrument scanning behavior resulting in enhanced situational awareness and improved training outcomes. The proof of concept used actual Alaska Airlines training environments and scenarios to maximize the quality and applicability of the data collected.
"We are excited about this partnership and look forward to seeing where this capability can go within the industry to enhance safety and support better training outcomes," Captain Jeff Severns, director of training at Alaska Airlines.
"Working with Alaska Airlines means partnering with one of the world's most advanced and forward-thinking flight training organizations," said Patrick Nolan, GM Aviation at Seeing Machines. "This relationship will offer direct insight into Boeing and Airbus aircraft type flight training operations across a diverse and expanding network and help us leverage our experience to support Alaska Airlines and the Aviation industry more broadly."
(Source: Seeing Machines news release. Image from file)
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