Análises sobre o paradoxo da automação na aviação

Abstract

This research is about the usage of automation in aviation environment, specifically inside modern aircraft cockpits, emphasizing the link between this automation and human factors and the fact that this technology might have gaps in its very core, where the presence of automation leads to a workload reduction and limits human pilots’ margin of errors. However, those automated groups of components are complex and demand a coherent interconnection between them and the crew. On the other hand, operational systems are craft and programmed by individuals that can make mistakes, therefore, even computers, often took as flawless, may present flaws in their software. That being said, this research is keen to analyze some of the methods that are part of the computer-based systems building and demonstrate that code disposal might be wrongly manipulated. Furthermore, the used methodology was the description outlook, with a qualitative approach, in which research and deep documentation analysis were used. Therefore, according to available data, it became clear that it’s possible to have failures in the software of specific groups of components and that automation leads to a certain self-indulgent behavior on some pilots. Hence, it’s necessary that stricter requirements are used to assess the flight control systems that make up a specific aircraft and, on top of that, specific training for the crew when they lack automation support is very important to assure that flying safety is growing steady. Ultimately, the subject is about a very controversial point in aviation, although it looks specially for the operational systems that make up automation, aiming to be of a great use for future research in this concern.