2006

Revision of the EUROCONTROL SHAPE (Solutions for Human Automation Partnerships in European ATM) questionnaires. Kallus, K.W. and Dehn D. (2006). Project Collaboration of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and EUROCONTROL Brussels, Belgium.
--> The SHAPE project has delivered a set of tools, among which are guidelines, predictive tools and questionnaires to assess Trust, Situation Awareness, Workload and Team Performance in ATM. First experience in using these tools has shown that some modifications to the tools were required. The three main objectives of the questionnaire modifications were to construct easy-to-administer questionnaires, to provide instructions on how to analyse data (scoring keys) and to provide first evidence for the validity.

2005

RED BULL SUGARFREE - 'The effects of pause drinks on central attention functions in complex control tasks investigated on pilots'. Karl-Franzens-University Graz: Kallus, K.W. and Deixelberger-Fritz, D. (2005). Budget: Red Bull GmbH.

2004

MONitoring SAFety relevant data for risk reduction (MONSAF) – part of FHplus (www.ffg.at) Supported by: Austrian Airlines Group and Rotheneder GmbH. Project of Department of Aviation, Fachhochschule Joanneum (University of Applied Sciences) Graz, Austria. Doctoral Studies in cooperation with Fachhochschule Joanneum (University of Applied Sciences) Graz. PhD Student: Sporer, S (2004).
--> The aim of this project is the creation of user-friendly technology (data transfer, software tools) that offers the pilot himself or herself the possibility to evaluate an individual flight by means of a well-structured process of analysis in an immediate follow-up (self-debriefing). With this technology the pilot will be able to contribute his or her subjective experiences and expertise to the process of analysis, which is important for an effective cause study. More

2003

Development of an Anti-Disorientation Training for Pilots. Cooperation between Karl-Franzens-University Graz (Institute of Psychology, Kallus et al.), Company AMST Systemtechnik GmbH (Ranshofen, Tischer et al.) and Graz University of Technology (Institute of Human-Computer Interfaces, Pfurtscheller et al.).
--> Spatial disorientation is a major safety hazard in general and military aviation. Through human evolution, the ability of spatial orientation developed in a terrestrial environment, and it is there, where the limits of the sensory modalities take hardly any effects. Exposed to unusual gravitoinertial environments as in flight, the relative contributions and reliability of the sensory systems are altered. The theoretical approach is based upon the model of anticipatory behavioral control by Hoffmann (1993, 2003) and the model of situation awareness (e.g. Endsley, 1995a). Therefore, spatial disorientation is explained as the breakdown of anticipatory behavioral control and as loss of situation awareness. The two main goals are the evaluation of systematic training programs designed to learn to cope with spatial disorientation phenomena and the analyses of the flight simulator profiles used.

RED BULL - 'Changes in performance, mood state and workload due to energy drinks in pilots.' Deixelberger, D., Kallus, W. & Tischler, M. (2003). Budget: Red Bull GmbH

2002

Safety-Efficiancy-Workload Balance (SEW) from the supervisor perspective. Kallus, K.W., Ehgartner B. & Hoffmann, P. (2002). Project collaboration of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and AUSTROCONTROL GmbH, Vienna.
--> Rules how to manage sector capacity should be based on a better understanding of the dynamic process of workload management in the ACC. Workload management has to take safety and efficiency into consideration. Thus the concept of a safety-efficiency-workload balance (SEW-Balance) was introduced, which allows to look at the problem from the controllers side and take possible trade-off between workload, efficiency and safety into account. More

2000

Integrated Task and job Analysis (ITA) for Air Traffic Controllers. Phase 3: Baseline Reference of Air Traffic Controller Tasks and Cognitive Processes in the ECAC Area. Kallus, K.W., Barbarino, M. & VanDamme D. (1998). Project collaboration of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and EUROCONTROL Human Factors Management, Brussels, Belgium.
--> The cognitive processes of aerodrome, arrival/departure and en-route controllers are depicted. A new concept, ‘the cognitive profile’, was developed in order to allow comparison from the cognitive point of view between the different types of Air Traffic Services (ATS) provision. Additional results on working style, behavioural observation, stress and strain are also provided. Finally, some ideas for potential use of the results in controllers’ selection and training, and the development of new ATM system are suggested. More

1999

Integrated Task and job Analysis (ITA) for Air Traffic Controllers. Phase 2: Task Analysis of En-route Controllers. Kallus, K.W., Barbarino, M. & VanDamme D. (1998). Project collaboration of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and EUROCONTROL Human Factors Management, Brussels, Belgium.
--> The approach of an Integrated Task Analysis (ITA) was employed, using cognitive interviews, behavioural observations, post-observational interviews and flight progress reconstruction methodology to allow a process description of the en-route controllers’ tasks, which focuses on the cognitive aspects. Furthermore, a generic structural breakdown of the job level is provided. More

1998

Integrated Task and job Analysis (ITA) for Air Traffic Controllers. Phase 1: Development of Methods. Kallus, K.W., Barbarino, M. & VanDamme D. (1998). Project collaboration of the Karl-Franzens-University Graz and EUROCONTROL Hman Factors Management, Brussels, Belgium.
-->The main purpose of this task analysis is to describe the job and tasks of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) from a perspective which focuses on the cognitive processes. Its main aim is to throw some light on the processes which take place in the controller’s mind while he is working. For this purpose a cognitive interview has been developed, which addresses the controller’s information processing for different tasks. The interview is supplemented by a set of observational methods. More

Other

Process for the Assessment of Scientific Support for CLAIMs on Foods (PASSCLAIM) - 'Mental State and Performance'. Eur J Nutr (2004) [Suppl 2] 43 : II/85–II/117 DOI 10.1007/s00394-004-1204-5EU-Project. Joachim Westenhoefer (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany), France Bellisle (Department of Nutrition, France), John E. Blundell (University of Leeds, UK), Jan de Vries (Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods, Research Centre Deventer, the Netherlands), Damian Edwards (Masterfoods, Berks, UK), Wolfgang Kallus (Institute for Psychology, University Graz, Austria), Hubert Milon (Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland), Daphne Pannemans (Former ILSI Europe, Brussels, Belgium), Sandra Tuijtelaars (ILSI Europe, Brussels, Belgium) and Hely Tuorila (University of Helsinki, Department of Food Technology, Finland).
-->The intake of food and drink can influence brain functions,which in turn may have effects on mental state and performance. Therefore, in principle claims to improve mood or specific aspects of cognitive performance by the consumption of functional foods are possible and indeed are currently found on the market. Mood, arousal, activation, vigilance, attention, sleep, motivation, effort, perception, memory and intelligence have been identified as relevant aspects of mental state and performance. The basic scientific concepts within this field as well as the methodologies to measure these concepts have been reviewed and described. More

Burnout, Job Satisfaction and Motivation. The development of methods to evaluate stress/strain and recovery. Karl-Frazens-University Graz, Kallus K.W. and Jiménez, P.