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SUMMARY:Vibrotactile Navigational Cues May Be Effective for Specific Urban
  Air Mobility Operations
DESCRIPTION:Maegan Schmitz (California State University, Long Beach)\n\nUr
 ban air mobility (UAM) operations may require precise navigation under hig
 h workload conditions. This study examined how vibrotactile navigational c
 ues impact UAM operator performance and subjective experience. Novice part
 icipants piloted a simulated UAM aircraft along predetermined routes in a 
 virtual reality simulation of the San Francisco Bay Area. Vibrotactile cue
 s alerted participants of horizontal and vertical flight path deviations. 
 Each participant completed three simulation runs, consisting of en route a
 nd glideslope landing operations with each cue type (directional, nondirec
 tional, no cues). Objective measures (correction time, deviation frequency
 ), subjective ratings (workload, situational awareness, system usability),
  and post-experiment feedback were collected. During the en route phase, p
 articipants exhibited shorter correction times using directional and nondi
 rectional cues compared to no cues. Fewer path deviations were observed in
  directional cue trials during both en route and glideslope landing operat
 ions compared to nondirectional and no cues. While directional cues did no
 t improve situational awareness, they also did not increase workload or re
 duce usability scores. In contrast, nondirectional cues improved situation
 al awareness but also increased workload, lowered usability scores, and re
 duced performance. These results suggest directional vibrotactile navigati
 onal cues could enhance multimodal UAM displays by providing intuitive, no
 nvisual guidance during different flight operations.\n\nTrack: Aerospace S
 ystems\n\nSession Chair: Sherry Chappell (Federal Aviation Administration 
 (Retired))\n\n
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