For operators working in cockpits, control rooms, and other critical environments, situational awareness is vital to making the right decisions. Rigorous training in real-world or simulated environments can be the difference between success and failure.
Eye tracking provides insight into human behavior, helping you understand how individuals or teams perform in high-fidelity simulations and live environments. The advantages of using eye tracking to measure and assess performance include:
Optimizing training processes and systems
Conducting cognitive workload and situational awareness assessment
Understanding decision making in critical tasks and environments
Recording live view and after-action review videos
Improving usability and system design
Understanding human behavior will benefit aviation safety, space exploration, and enable safe, autonomous flight.
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Our solutions are designed to capture human behavior in a naturalistic environment and can be integrated into a new product or custom application. Our team of experts and support resources are available to you every step of the way to enable your project success.
Eye tracking is a powerful tool in training and assessment across a range of high-skill professions. This video shows the cockpit through the eyes of a trainee pilot. The colored dot shows exactly where attention is focused during operation of the flight simulator.
Capture data in almost any situation, by looking through eye tracking lenses, at a screen, or by integrating the technology into your own application or device.
Our flagship wearable eye tracker lets you take the next step into human-centric exploration by experiencing situations from the user perspective. The unobtrusive design gives users the freedom to move and interact naturally in any environment.
Our screen-based eye trackers are easy to set up and allow you to view and record the visual behavior of a person while they carry out tasks on screens or within limited physical areas.
If you are developing an application or building a new product that would benefit from intuitive user interaction, new types of collaboration, or perhaps one that analyzes human behavior, our eye tracking solutions might be what you need.
Our comprehensive services support you throughout the life of your project. Beginning with online education resources, in-person training or customized consulting needs, we aim to set you up for research success and take your project from start to finish.
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Local technical support
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NASA Langley researchers discuss conducting operator state assessment using a combination of psychophysiological measures and eye tracking with commercial aviation pilots.
Learn moreSwedish Civil Aviation Administration uses eye tracking as a skills assessment tool and to identify required system design changes.
Learn moreLearn how researchers in the fields of engineering and technology are using eye tracking as a research methodology.
Learn morePilot visual patterns vary in the cockpit depending on expertise. Read about links between eye movements and research in aviation.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration used eye tracking to study successful visual scanning behavior in air traffic controllers. Read the published paper.
Read more about how eye tracking helps when studying human factors, pilot training and evaluation, cognitive workload, and human performance.
Want to find out more? Talk to one of our eye tracking specialists to discuss what an eye tracking study might look like for you.
