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Modelling and Data Analysis
2025. Vol. 15, no. 3, 7–26
doi:10.17759/mda.2025150301
ISSN: 2219-3758 / 2311-9454 (online)

Systematic design methodology for the human-machine interface of an aviation multifunctional control panel

 
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Abstract

The article presents a methodology for designing frames of a multifunctional control panel, aimed at ensuring interface consistency when developed by independent specialists. Since these frames are often designed by multiple independent developers, the lack of a standardized approach leads to interface inconsistencies, complicating pilot training and reducing operational efficiency. The proposed methodology is based on hierarchical task analysis and includes stages such as function analysis, user story creation, task decomposition, frame design, simulator testing, and documentation generation. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the methodology's effectiveness, involving independent developers designing control panel frames. The results demonstrated that the methodology increased frame structure uniformity from 84% to 98%. Expert evaluations using the Saaty hierarchy analysis method assessed criteria such as navigation ease, data entry speed, and operator reliability. The findings revealed that frames developed with the methodology had a higher total weighted score (0.83 for the new version versus 0.17 for the old version developed without the methodology). Thus, the methodology enhances interface consistency, promotes pilot training, and improves ergonomic characteristics of MCDU. The study also introduces a novel permutation test-based method for identifying significant differences in binary matrix similarity within small sample groups.

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Keywords: interface design, interface standardization, hierarchical task analysis

Journal rubric: Data Analysis

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/mda.2025150301

Received 29.08.2025

Revised 03.09.2025

Accepted

Published

For citation: Glukhova, E.D., Anokhin, A.N., Zerkalenkov, D.A. (2025). Systematic design methodology for the human-machine interface of an aviation multifunctional control panel. Modelling and Data Analysis, 15(3), 7–26. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/mda.2025150301

© Glukhova E.D., Anokhin A.N., Zerkalenkov D.A., 2025

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Emma D. Glukhova, Engineer of the 1st Category, State Research Institute of Aviation Systems (GosNIIAS), Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-6685, e-mail: edgluhova@gosniias.ru

Aleksey N. Anokhin, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Professor, Head of the Department for Functional and Systems Analysis, Joint-Stock Company "Rosatom Automated Control Systems" , Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2261-9659, e-mail: anokhin@obninsk.ru

Dmitrii A. Zerkalenkov, Leading Engineer, State Research Institute of Aviation Systems, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6222-8965, e-mail: dazerkalenkov@gosniias.ru

Contribution of the authors

Glukhova E.D. — research ideas; annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; development of the methodology and the described software; research planning; conducting the experiment; data collection and analysis; calculation and visualization of the research results.

Anokhin A.N. — scientific supervision; formation of the final version of the methodology; evaluation of the research results.

Zerkalenkov D.A. — annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; data collection and analysis;

All authors took part in the discussion of the results and agreed on the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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