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Andrew Cheng, PhD.


Andrew Cheng is a research engineer with the Human Factors Branch. His current work focuses on flight deck technology. In the past, his work supported the research requirements in developing post-stall simulator models for pilot upset recovery training, evaluating technical feasibility of real-time airplane-based runway condition reporting, developing algorithms to facilitate the analysis of landing performance in commercial operations, designing maintenance schedule of corrosion and fatigue problems, and developing decision support tools for safety inspection activities.

Prior to joining the FAA in 2009, Dr. Cheng worked as a government contractor for over 10 years. He is a certified PMP and has more than 10 years of experience in project and program management. He received his BS in Chemistry from Tunghai University (Taiwan), and his MA in Materials Science and PhD in Systems and Industrial Engineering, both from Rutgers University. He has received awards for his research, including the IIE Transactions Best Paper Award for Feature Applications for 2000-2001, and the Best Paper for the Advanced Modeling Section at the 2016 International Conference for Research in Air Transportation.

Contact Information

Andrew Cheng, PhD.
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center, Building 28
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405
Phone: (609) 485-6281
Fax: (609) 485-6218
Andrew.Cheng@faa.gov

Publications

Campbell, A., & Cheng, A. (2016) Uncertainty Limits for an Aircraft Based Runway Friction Assessment Method, 7th International Conference on Air Transportation

Campbell, A., & Cheng, A. (2016) Uncertainty Analysis for Calculating Reverse Thrust using In Situ Data, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference

van Es, G.W.H., van der Geest, P.J., Cheng, A.Y. & Stimson, D. (2015) Aircraft Performance in Slippery Runway Conditions: A Simulation Study of the Accuracy and Limitations of Real-Time Runway Friction Estimation Based on Airplane Onboard Data, DOT/FAA/TC-14/32, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Aviation Research Division, Atlantic City International Airport NJ

Kwon, A.M., Ouyang, M., & Cheng, A.Y. (2014) Resampling Based Classification Using Depth for Functional Curves”, Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation

Cheng, A.Y. & Ouyang, M. (2010) A Simulation Study on Identifying Aircraft Touchdown Point by Using In-flight Recorded Data, AIAA Guidance Navigation & Control

Lehrer, P., Karavidas, M., Lu, S., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B. & Cheng, A.Y. (2010) Cardiac Data Increase association between Self-report and Both Expert Ratings of Task Load and Task Performance in Flight Simulator Tasks: An Exploratory Study, International Journal of Psychophysiology, pp. 80–87

van Es, G.W.H., van der Geest, P.J., Cheng, A.Y. & Hackler, L. (2010) Estimation of Landing Stopping Distances From Flight Data, DOT/FAA/AR-09/46, Air Traffic Organization Operations Planning Office of Aviation Research and Development Washington, DC

Karavidas, M.K., Lehrer, P.M. , Lu, S., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B. & Cheng, A.Y. (2010) The Effects of Workload on Respiratory Variables in Simulated Flight: A Preliminary Study, Biological Psychology, pp. 157–160

McLin, L.N., Kumru, S.S., Chauvin, D.J., Novar, B.J., Kuyk, T.K., Cheng, A.Y. & Ercoline W.R. (2010) Laser Glare and Laser Eye Protection Effects on Pilots during Takeoffs and Landings, AFRL-RH-BR-TR-2011-XXXX, Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Directed Energy Bioeffects Division, Brooks City-Base, TX

Ouyang, M., Hackler, H. & Cheng, A.Y. (2008) Analysis of Aircraft Touchdown Point and the Associated Uncertainty, DOT/FAA/AR-07/67, Air Traffic Organization Operations Planning Office of Aviation Research and Development Washington, DC

van Es, G.W.H., van der Geest, P.J., Cheng, A.Y., Hackler, L. & Dillard, A.E. (2007) A Study of Normal Operational Landing Performance on Subsonic Civil Narrow Body Jet Aircraft during ILS Approachesa, DOT/FAA/AR-07/7, Air Traffic Organization Operations Planning Office of Aviation Research and Development Washington, DC

Cheng, A.Y. (2007) On Discussion of Approaches to Estimate the Aircraft Stopping Distance under Standard Operating Procedure, DOT/FAA/AR-TN07/21, Air Traffic Organization Operations Planning Office of Aviation Research and Development Washington, DC

Cheng, A.Y. & Ouyang, M. (2001) On Algorithms for Simplicial Depth, Proceedings of the 13th Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry, pp. 53-56.

Cheng, A.Y., Liu, R.Y., & Luxhøj, J.T. (2000) Monitoring Multivariate Aviation Safety Data by Data Depth: Control Charts and Threshold Systems, IIE Transactions, pp. 861-87

Cheng, A.Y., Liu, R.Y., & Luxhoj, J.T. (1997) Thresholds for Safety Inspection Measurements Based on Control Charts, International Journal of Reliability, Quality, and Safety Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 205-226

Luxhoj, J.T., Cheng, A.Y. & Williams, T.P. (1997) A Bayesian Approach to Aircraft Safety Diagnostics, Proceedings of the 6th Industrial Engineering Research Conference, pp. 54-59.

Cheng, A.Y., Liu, R.Y., & Luxhoj, J.T. (1997) A Data Depth Monitoring Scheme for Aviation Safety Data, Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice II, pp. 299-304

Cheng, A.Y., Luxhoj, J.T., & Liu, R.Y. (1996) Analysis of Safety Performance Thresholds for Air Carriers by Using Control Charting Techniques, Proceedings of the FAA-NASA Symposium on Continued Airworthiness of Aircraft Structures, pp. 25-36.