ABSTRACT

Objective: This research aimed to explore an application of the technology acceptance model (TAM) to integration of the automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) in fighter aircraft operations to gain a better understanding of the pilots’ acceptance behavior with respect to a high-level automated system.

Background: AGCAS has been deployed to prevent loss of F-16 fighters from ground collision using a high-level automation design capable of altering the aircraft’s flight control system independent of pilot action. Understanding pilots’ acceptance behavior with respect to the system could allow future stakeholders to make reasonable inferences about some factors that are important to achieving positive pilot acceptance of highly automated aircraft systems.

Method: Using data from a survey of active-duty U.S. Air Force F-16 operational fighter pilots (N = 142), an AGCAS-specific TAM was analyzed using the structural equation modeling method.

Results: This study indicated that perceived ease of use had a significant, but only medium-sized relationship with perceived usefulness. The other result was that perceived usefulness has a strong relationship with usage behavior.

Conclusion: This study demonstrated the potential utility of a model for technology acceptance tailored to explain user acceptance behavior with respect to a high-level fighter aircraft automated collision avoidance system.

摘要

目的：本研究旨在探索技术接受模型（TAM）在战斗机运行中集成自动避碰系统（AGCAS）的应用，以更好地了解飞行员对于高空飞行器的接受行为。级自动化系统。

背景：AGCAS已被部署为使用高级自动化设计来防止F-16战斗机因地面碰撞而损失，该设计能够独立于飞行员的行动而改变飞机的飞行控制系统。了解飞行员相对于系统的接受行为可以使未来的利益相关者对某些因素做出合理的推断，这些因素对于实现高度自动化的飞机系统对飞行员的积极接受至关重要。

方法：使用现役美国空军F-16战斗机飞行员（N = 142）的调查数据，使用结构方程模型化方法对特定于AGCAS的TAM进行分析。

结果：这项研究表明，感知的易用性与感知的有用性之间存在显着的关联，但只有中等程度的关系。另一个结果是，感知到的有用性与使用行为有着密切的关系。

结论：这项研究证明了一种技术接受模型的潜在用途，该模型经过量身定制，可以针对高级战斗机自动防撞系统来解释用户的接受行为。