The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance
Manual rendezvous and docking (manual RVD) is a challenging space task for astronauts. Previous research showed a correlation between spatial ability and manual RVD skills among participants at early stages of training, but paid less attention to experts. Therefore, this study tried to explore the r...
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| author | Xiaoping eDu Yijing eZhang Yijing eZhang Yijing eZhang Yu eTian Weifen eHuang Weifen eHuang Bin eWu Jingyu eZhang |
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| description | Manual rendezvous and docking (manual RVD) is a challenging space task for astronauts. Previous research showed a correlation between spatial ability and manual RVD skills among participants at early stages of training, but paid less attention to experts. Therefore, this study tried to explore the role of spatial ability in manual RVD skills in two groups of trainees, one relatively inexperienced and the other experienced operators. Additionally, mental rotation has been proven essential in RVD and was tested in this study among 27 male participants, 15 novices and 12 experts. The participants performed manual RVD tasks in a high fidelity simulator. Results showed that experience moderated the relation between mental rotation ability and manual RVD performance. On one hand, novices with high mental rotation ability tended to perform that RVD task more successfully; on the other hand, experts with high mental rotation ability showed not only no performance advantage in the final stage of the RVD task, but had certain disadvantages in their earlier processes. Both theoretical and practical implications were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40ca0e3c17a44a8da56d90311bd8d4c02022-12-21T21:51:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782015-07-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.00955137154The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation PerformanceXiaoping eDu0Yijing eZhang1Yijing eZhang2Yijing eZhang3Yu eTian4Weifen eHuang5Weifen eHuang6Bin eWu7Jingyu eZhang8China Astronaut Research and Training CenterChina Astronaut Research and Training CenterNational Key Laboratory of Human Factors EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNational Key Laboratory of Human Factors EngineeringChina Astronaut Research and Training CenterNational Key Laboratory of Human Factors EngineeringChina Astronaut Research and Training CenterChinese Academy of SciencesManual rendezvous and docking (manual RVD) is a challenging space task for astronauts. Previous research showed a correlation between spatial ability and manual RVD skills among participants at early stages of training, but paid less attention to experts. Therefore, this study tried to explore the role of spatial ability in manual RVD skills in two groups of trainees, one relatively inexperienced and the other experienced operators. Additionally, mental rotation has been proven essential in RVD and was tested in this study among 27 male participants, 15 novices and 12 experts. The participants performed manual RVD tasks in a high fidelity simulator. Results showed that experience moderated the relation between mental rotation ability and manual RVD performance. On one hand, novices with high mental rotation ability tended to perform that RVD task more successfully; on the other hand, experts with high mental rotation ability showed not only no performance advantage in the final stage of the RVD task, but had certain disadvantages in their earlier processes. Both theoretical and practical implications were discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00955/fullexperienceSpatial Abilitytask performanceAstronaut selectionAstronaut trainingManual Rendezvous and Docking |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoping eDu Yijing eZhang Yijing eZhang Yijing eZhang Yu eTian Weifen eHuang Weifen eHuang Bin eWu Jingyu eZhang The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance Frontiers in Psychology experience Spatial Ability task performance Astronaut selection Astronaut training Manual Rendezvous and Docking |
| title | The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance |
| title_full | The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance |
| title_short | The Influence of Spatial Ability and Experience on Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Operation Performance |
| title_sort | influence of spatial ability and experience on spacecraft rendezvous and docking operation performance |
| topic | experience Spatial Ability task performance Astronaut selection Astronaut training Manual Rendezvous and Docking |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00955/full |
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