Symposium on Data-Handling and Display Systems for Air Traffic Control

1960 ◽  
Vol 6 (63) ◽  
pp. 146-146
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Data Handling ◽  
Display Systems

Color Usability on Air Traffic Control Displays

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Ahlstrom ◽  
Larry Arend
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Luminance Contrast ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Large Individual ◽  
Color Coding ◽  
Color Palette ◽  
Weather Information ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Display Systems

Modernization of Air Traffic Control (ATC) display systems includes increased use of color to code information. While colors can enhance display designs, human factors issues like legibility and salience manipulation are still problematic. Here, we address some of the potential usability issues with integrating traffic and advanced weather information on controller displays. We argue that color palettes that are not specifically designed for layered data and a large number of objects can create legibility and salience problems. We discuss the use of luminance contrast to manipulate salience and present some empirical data showing that air traffic controllers display large individual differences in their preferred brightness settings. We argue that user adjustments of luminance contrast for salience manipulation must be severely constrained in future ATC displays. We present a prototype color palette that uses color-coding to prioritize display information while maintaining good legibility.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRAL TELECOMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT FOR HARMONISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WITH SCALABLE FLIGHT DISPLAY SYSTEMS

Aviation ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Zhukov
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Multimedia Traffic ◽  
Telecommunication System ◽  
Display Systems ◽  
Wideband Wireless Communication

Creation of digital a telecommunication environment requires the integration of satellite and wideband wireless communication facilities into a single telecommunication system and development of hardware and software for formation and transmission of multimedia traffic in real time for harmonised air traffic control with scalable flight display systems. Given article is devoted to integral telecommunication environment for navigation and communication with fundamentally new flight display systems. Santrauka Skaitmeninei telekomunikacinei aplinkai sukurti reikalingas ne tik palydoviniu ir plačiajuostes bevieles telekomunikacines irangos integravimas I viena telekomunikacine sistema, bet taip pat ir technines bei programines irangos vystymas, siekiant sukurti ir perduoti realaus laiko multimedini eisma tam, kad būtu harmonizuotas skrydžiu valdymas su ivairaus pajegumo skrydžiu valdymo vaizduoklio sistemomis. Nagrinejama integrali telekomunikacine sistema, kuri skirta naujus skrydžio valdymo vaizduoklius naudojančiai navigacijai ir telekomunikacijai.

Workload Perception of Air Traffic Control Officers and Pilots During Continuous Descent Operations Approach Procedures

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11
Author(s):  
Marina Efthymiou ◽  
Frank Fichert ◽  
Olaf Lantzsch
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Reduce Fuel Consumption ◽  
Total Load ◽  
Open Path

Abstract. The paper examines the workload perceived by air traffic control officers (ATCOs) and pilots during continuous descent operations (CDOs), applying closed- and open-path procedures. CDOs reduce fuel consumption and noise emissions. Therefore, they are supported by airports as well as airlines. However, their use often depends on pilots asking for CDOs and controllers giving approval and directions. An adapted NASA Total Load Index (TLX) was used to measure the workload perception of ATCOs and pilots when applying CDOs at selected European airports. The main finding is that ATCOs’ workload increased when giving both closed- and open-path CDOs, which may have a negative impact on their willingness to apply CDOs. The main problem reported by pilots was insufficient distance-to-go information provided by ATCOs. The workload change is important when considering the use of CDOs.

How to Evaluate Remote Tower Metrics in Connection With Weather Observations

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maik Friedrich ◽  
Christoph Möhlenbrink
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Weather Event ◽  
Evaluation Of Performance ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Weather Observations ◽  
Validation Experiment ◽  
Remote Controller

Abstract. Owing to the different approaches for remote tower operation, a standardized set of indicators is needed to evaluate the technical implementations at a task performance level. One of the most influential factors for air traffic control is weather. This article describes the influence of weather metrics on remote tower operations and how to validate them against each other. Weather metrics are essential to the evaluation of different remote controller working positions. Therefore, weather metrics were identified as part of a validation at the Erfurt-Weimar Airport. Air traffic control officers observed weather events at the tower control working position and the remote control working position. The eight participating air traffic control officers answered time-synchronized questionnaires at both workplaces. The questionnaires addressed operationally relevant weather events in the aerodrome. The validation experiment targeted the air traffic control officer’s ability to categorize and judge the same weather event at different workplaces. The results show the potential of standardized indicators for the evaluation of performance and the importance of weather metrics in relation to other evaluation metrics.

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