Joel Lachter

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Phone– 650-604-0796

Email– joel.lachter@nasa.gov

Mail Stop– 262-4

Awards

(2024)  NASA Headquarters Honor Award, Excellence in Collaboration Award – Human Factors Task Force Team

(2020)  NASA Group Achievement Award, GOES-17 Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) Team

(2020)  Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator (AA) Award, Technology and Innovation- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System

(2018)  NASA Group Achievement Award, UAS Detect and Avoid Team

(2015)  Ames Technology Award, Patent Application Award System for Providing a Real Time Audible Message to a Pilot

(2015)  Ames Technology Award, Tech Brief Award for Real Time PIREPs Using Audio Twitter

(2014)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Single Pilot Operations (SPO) Experiment Team

Publications

V. L. Dulchinos, J. N. Keeler, G. G. Sadler, L. Holm, S. K. Pradhan, V. Battiste, J. B. Lachter, & S. L. Brandt (2024) Human-Autonomy Teaming Assistant to Support Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems for Wildland Firefighting Operations, 4th IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS), Toronto, Canada 

K. L. Vu, J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, & T. Z. Strybel (2018) Single pilot operations in domestic commercial aviation, Human Factors, 60(6), 755-762 

D. Thipphavong, R. Apaza, B. Barmore, V. Battiste, B. K. Burian, Q. Dao, M. S. Feary, S. Go, K. Goodrich, J. R. Homola, H. Idris, P. Kopardekar, J. B. Lachter, N. Neogi, H. Ng, R. Oseguera-Lohr, M. Patterson, & S. Verma (2018) Urban Air Mobility Airspace Integration Concepts and Considerations , AIAA Aviation Forum (Aviation 2018); June 25, 2018 – June 29, 2018; Atlanta, GA; United States 

S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, R. Russell, & R. J. Shively (2017) A Human-Autonomy Teaming Approach for a Flight-Following Task, In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 12-22). Springer, Cham 

N. Ho, W. W. Johnson, K. Panesar, K. Wakeland, G. G. Sadler, N. Wilson, N. Nguyen, J. B. Lachter, & S. L. Brandt (2017) Application of human-autonomy teaming to an advanced ground station for reduced crew operations, In 2017 IEEE/AIAA 36th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) (pp. 1-4). IEEE 

R. J. Shively, S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, M. P. Matessa, G. G. Sadler, & H. Battiste (2016) Application of Human-Autonomy Teaming (HAT) Patterns to Reduced Crew Operations (RCO), In International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics (pp. 244-255). Springer International Publishing 

Q. Dao, K. Koltai, S. D. Cals, S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, M. P. Matessa, D. Smith, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2015) Evaluation of a recommender system for single-pilot operations, Paper to appear in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Las Vegas, NV.

H. A. Cunningham, M. Hallett, H. Battiste, S. Curtis, M. Koltz, J. B. Lachter, S. L. Brandt, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2015) Examining Response Time-out Causes and Operator Responses to Additional Question Time-out probes, Paper to appear in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Las Vegas, NV 

S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2015) Pilot Situation Awareness and Its Implications for Single Pilot Operations: Analysis of a Human-In-The-Loop Study, Paper to appear in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Las Vegas, NV

J. B. Lachter, S. L. Brandt, V. Battiste, S. V. Ligda, M. P. Matessa, & W. W. Johnson (2014) Toward Single Pilot Operations: Developing a Ground Station, Proceedings of the HCI-AERO 2014 conference, Silicon Valley, California, July 30-August 1, 2014. 

J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, M. P. Matessa, Q. Dao, R. W. Koteskey, & W. W. Johnson (2014) Toward Single Pilot Operations: The Impact of the Loss of Non-verbal Communication on the Flight Deck, Proceedings of the HCI-AERO 2014 conference, Silicon Valley, California, July 30-August 1, 2014. 

D. A. Comerford-Roman, S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, S. Wu, R. Mogford, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2013) NASA’s single-pilot operations technical interchange meeting: Proceedings and findings, (NASA/CP-2013-216513). Moffett Field, CA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center 

R. O’Connor, Z. S. Roberts, J. Ziccardi, R. W. Koteskey, J. B. Lachter, Q. Dao, W. W. Johnson, V. Battiste, K. L. Vu, & T. Z. Strybel (2013) Pre-study walkthrough with a commercial pilot for a preliminary single pilot operations experiment, 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 

W. W. Johnson, J. B. Lachter, S. L. Brandt, R. W. Koteskey, Q. Dao, J. M. Kraut, S. V. Ligda, & V. Battiste (2012) An Evaluation of controller and pilot performance, workload, and acceptability under a nextgen concept for dynamic weather adapted arrival routing. 

V. Battiste, G. F. Lawton, J. B. Lachter, S. L. Brandt, R. W. Koteskey, Q. Dao, J. M. Kraut, S. V. Ligda, & W. W. Johnson (2012) Comparison of controller and flight deck algorithm performance during interval management with dynamic arrival trees (STARS), 30th EAAP Conference, 24-28 Sep; Italy 

R. W. Koteskey, S. Wu, V. Battiste, E. M. Wenzel, J. B. Lachter, D. R. Begault, J. H. Nguyen, M. S. Politowicz, & W. W. Johnson (2012) Enhanced Audio for NextGen Flight Decks, Proceedings from the 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2012 

W. W. Johnson, J. B. Lachter, M. S. Feary, D. A. Comerford-Roman, V. Battiste, & R. Mogford (2012) Task Allocation for Single Pilot Operations: A Role for the Ground, HCI Aero 2012 

J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, R. W. Koteskey, Q. Dao, S. L. Brandt, S. Wu, S. V. Ligda, & W. W. Johnson (2011) Communication issues for near-term implementation of trajectory-based operations, Lessons from an air-ground human-in-the-loop simulation using FANS, ACARS, and voice 

S. L. Brandt, J. B. Lachter, Q. Dao, V. Battiste, & W. W. Johnson (2011) Flight Deck Workload and Acceptability of Verbal and Digital Communication Protocols, In G. Salvendy & M. J. Smith (Eds.), Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information (Vol. 6772, pp. 463-472). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 

V. Battiste, J. B. Lachter, S. V. Ligda, J. H. Nguyen, L. P. Bacon, R. W. Koteskey, & W. W. Johnson (2011) Is ACARS and FANS-1A Just Another Data Link to the Controller?, In G. Salvendy & M. J. Smith (Eds.), Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information (Vol. 6772, pp. 453-462). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 

J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, R. W. Koteskey, Q. Dao, S. L. Brandt, S. V. Ligda, S. Wu, & W. W. Johnson (2011) Issues for Near-Term Implementation of Trajectory Based Operations, Ninth USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar, ATM2011 (Paper 132), EUROCONTROL/FAA. Berlin, Germany, June 2011 

S. Wu, J. B. Lachter, W. W. Johnson, & V. Battiste (2010) Assessment for the Use of Electronic Flight Bags for Displaying Enhanced Traffic and Weather Information on the Flight Deck, Proceedings of the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences conference (ICAS 2010) 

Q. Dao, J. B. Lachter, V. Battiste, S. L. Brandt, K. L. Vu, T. Z. Strybel, N. Ho, P. Martin, & W. W. Johnson (2010) Automated Spacing Support Tools for Interval Management Operations during Continuous Descent Approaches, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings (Vol. 54, pp. 21–25) 

W. W. Johnson, N. Ho, V. Battiste, K. L. Vu, J. B. Lachter, S. V. Ligda, Q. Dao, & P. Martin (2010) Management of continuous descent approach during interval management operation, Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2010 IEEE/AIAA 29th (pp. 4.D.4-1-4.D.4-13). Presented at the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2010 IEEE/AIAA 29th, IEEE 

N. Ho, W. W. Johnson, P. Martin, J. B. Lachter, Q. Dao, S. L. Brandt, & V. Battiste (2010) Pilot response to off-nominal conditions in merging and spacing operation, Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2010 IEEE/AIAA 29th (pp. 4.D.3-1-4.D.3-13). Presented at the Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2010 IEEE/AIAA 29th, IEEE. 

S. V. Ligda, N. H. Johnson, J. B. Lachter, & W. W. Johnson (2009) Pilot Confidence with ATC Automation Using Cockpit Situation Display Tools in a Distributed Traffic Management Environment, Human Interface and the Management of Information. Information and Interaction, 816–825 

M. Hayashi, V. A. Huemer, J. B. Lachter, S. P. Elkins, F. .enema, B. R. Beutter, J. W. McCandless, R. S. McCann, & L. Spirkovska (2006) Evaluation of an Advanced Fault Management System Display for Next Generation Crewed Space Vehicles, In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Oct. 16-20, San Francisco, CA, 136-140