scholarly journals Structure and methods of the information-analytical system of testing and evaluating the knowledge of air traffic controllers

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Salo ◽  
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S. P. Syedash ◽  
O. A. Kilmeninov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Analytical System

The article proved that the vast majority of the population of developed countries own digital technologies and effectively use them in various fields, including education and science. The challenges and threats of the Сovid-19 pandemic, which began in 2019 and applies to all countries of the world, have changed approaches to the learning process, translating it into a virtual plane, giving a significant impetus to models and methods of distance learning, changing teaching methods and practices, transforming didactic materials and putting forward requirements for the planning of the educational process. The main trend in informatization of education is the development of innovative educational processes based on the use of information and communication technologies of distance learning, and distance learning forms of support for traditional learning based on Internet technologies. The training of air traffic controllers is quite complicated and requires constant monitoring of knowledge and skills, maintaining practical habits and training, and effective planning of class schedules. Air traffic controllers are an important component of air traffic safety, and civil aviation safety depends on their training. The transformation of the education system requires new approaches to building training systems and knowledge assessment systems for air traffic controllers. It is necessary to introduce information technologies in the activities of educational institutions that can automate the training processes, provide teachers and the educational department with tools for the intellectual planning of the educational process, provide automated assessment of knowledge, skills and habits for their further consideration in the organization of the educational process. The article developed the structure and basic methods of an information-analytical system for assessing the knowledge of air traffic control dispatchers to take into account the results obtained in the planning of the educational process. The structure of the system meets the principles of systemicity. The prospects of these studies are the integration of the developed system into the decision support system for organizing and planning the educational process at the Flight Academy to improve the quality of training of air traffic control dispatchers.

scholarly journals Holographic Mixed Reality System for Air Traffic Control and Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 3370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han ◽  
Shah ◽  
Lee
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Traffic Demand ◽  
Navigation Data ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Control And Management

Based on a long-term prediction by the International Civil Aviation Organization indicating steady increases in air traffic demand throughout the world, the workloads of air traffic controllers are expected to continuously increase. Air traffic control and management (ATC/M) includes the processing of various unstructured composite data along with the real-time visualization of aircraft data. To prepare for future air traffic, research and development intended to effectively present various complex navigation data to air traffic controllers is necessary. This paper presents a mixed reality-based air traffic control system for the improvement of and support for air traffic controllers’ workflow using mixed reality technology that is effective for the delivery of information such as complex navigation data. The existing control systems involve difficulties in information access and interpretation. Therefore, taking notice of the necessity for the integration of air traffic control systems, this study presents the mixed reality (MR) system, which is a new approach, that enables the control of air traffic in interactive environments. This system is provided in a form usable in actual operational environments with a head-mounted see-through display installed with a controller to enable more structured work support. In addition, since this system can be controlled first-hand by air traffic controllers, it provides a new experience through improved work efficiency and productivity.

scholarly journals Visual Search and Conflict Mitigation Strategies Used by Expert en Route Air Traffic Controllers

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Ricardo Palma Fraga ◽  
Ziho Kang ◽  
Jerry M. Crutchfield ◽  
Saptarshi Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Conflict Mitigation

The role of the en route air traffic control specialist (ATCS) is vital to maintaining safety and efficiency within the National Airspace System (NAS). ATCSs must vigilantly scan the airspace under their control and adjacent airspaces using an En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) radar display. The intent of this research is to provide an understanding of the expert controller visual search and aircraft conflict mitigation strategies that could be used as scaffolding methods during ATCS training. Interviews and experiments were conducted to elicit visual scanning and conflict mitigation strategies from the retired controllers who were employed as air traffic control instructors. The interview results were characterized and classified using various heuristics. In particular, representative visual scanpaths were identified, which accord with the interview results of the visual search strategies. The highlights of our findings include: (1) participants used systematic search patterns, such as circular, spiral, linear or quadrant-based, to extract operation-relevant information; (2) participants applied an information hierarchy when aircraft information was cognitively processed (altitude -> direction -> speed); (3) altitude or direction changes were generally preferred over speed changes when imminent potential conflicts were mitigated. Potential applications exist in the implementation of the findings into the training curriculum of candidates.

The Economics of Air Traffic Control

1980 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Angus Hislop
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

This paper is based mainly on a study carried out in 1976/7 for the UK Department of Industry into the long-term development of air traffic control systems in Europe by a team drawn from the Civil Aviation Authority, the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment and private industry, in which Coopers and Lybrand provided the economic expertise.Until the early 1970s, air traffic control was almost completely neglected by air transport economists. Economists contributed to the planning of airports and airline operations but not to the third facet of the air transport system. However, in 1970–1, in conjunction with a programme of expansion and improvement of the country's airports and airways, the US Department of Transportation launched a major study of the airport and airways system. This was designed to establish an equitable charging policy between the different categories of user but in the event its recommendations in this area have only recently begun to be followed.

The Effect of Air Traffic Control Policy on the Growth of Aviation

1968 ◽  
Vol 72 (691) ◽  
pp. 647-654
Author(s):  
H. C. N. Goodhart
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
The State ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
The Usa

Much of what I am going to say is opinion and many will find it controversial. It is therefore essential to start off from a firm and incontrovertible basis of fact. By this means it should be possible to narrow down the controversy considerably. Table I represents the state of aviation in this country in comparison with the USA. These facts are confined to civil aviation since it is the growth of civil aviation that I am talking about.

Operational Research into Air Traffic Control

1949 ◽  
Vol 53 (466) ◽  
pp. 965-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Traffic Pattern ◽  
Precise Knowledge ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Technical Interest

With the return of British civil aviation to normal operating conditions after the war it was found that several problems which had previously given little cause for concern had become acute. More especially, the increase in the volume of traffic, particularly under instrument flying conditions, together with certain indirect consequences of the greater sizes and weights of aircraft, had brought about greatly increased congestion around major airports, and there was, therefore, an urgent requirement for an effective system of close air traffic control to ensure the safety and rapid movement of the traffic.The Ministry of Civil Aviation immediately gave much attention to this problem of air traffic control, but at once found itself in serious difficulties on account of lack of sufficiently precise knowledge of the traffic and the traffic pattern. The then Controller of Technical and. Operational Services, Sir Conrad Collier, realised that the obtaining of the necessary data concerning air traffic control and other matters of technical interest was essentially a matter of operational research, and in 1947 a small operational research section was established which began work in the autumn of that year.

Real-Time Assessment of Operator State in Air Traffic Controllers Using Ocular Metrics

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-261
Author(s):  
Jonny Kuo ◽  
Michael G. Lenné ◽  
Rama Myers ◽  
Anna Collard-Scruby ◽  
Courtney Jaeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Pupil Diameter ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Continuous Operator ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
State Monitoring ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Operator Fatigue

This study examined the utility of continuous operator state monitoring in predicting air traffic control officer (ATCO) workload and fatigue. Participants (N=8) were observed in live operational air traffic control environments for 60-minute periods. ATCO state was assessed using a real-time, computer vision-based system which tracked operator gaze and pupil diameter. Workload and fatigue were also assessed via the adapted Bedford Workload Scale and Samn-Perelli Fatigue Scale, respectively. Standard deviation of gaze was a significant predictor of both max and mean workload, showing a strong negative relationship with both subjective measures. Pupil diameter showed a significant positive relationship with operator fatigue. Our findings demonstrate the utility of continuous ocular metrics of workload and fatigue in operational environments.

scholarly journals Improving the training of air traffic controllers: Opinions from instructors in Singapore

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Ng ◽  
Isaac Levi Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Just Culture ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Air Traffic Controllers ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Training Team

Air traffic controllers play a vital function with regard to ensuring the safety and efficiency of international civil aviation. Despite this, there is a lack of research addressing how air traffic controllers are trained. This paper collects opinions about the air traffic control (ATC) training programme in Singapore from a group of 30 instructors who were working within the aerodrome training team. Convenience sampling was used to recruit the participants and thematic analysis was used to identify key opinions. Significant advantages and disadvantages of the current training programme were identified, such as pre-training and simulator constraints. In addition to findings relating to the learning of required skill sets, interviews also highlighted the need for a just culture in the workplace and human factors training.

scholarly journals Improving the Reliability of the Information and Measurement System of Aviation Surveillance

2021 ◽  
Vol 2096 (1) ◽  
pp. 012073
Author(s):  
A V Eliseev
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Energy Method ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Surveillance Systems

Abstract It is shown that various sensors are used to ensure air traffic control in civil aviation, namely: primary and secondary radars, multilateration surveillance systems, automatic dependent surveillance systems of broadcast and contract types, multistatic radars. Based on the analysis of the main disadvantages of the considered systems, it was concluded that the use of multilateration aircraft surveillance systems (MLAT) is promising. The need to improve the reliability of MLAT is noted. The work proposes a method of structural and informational redundancy of MLAT based on the introduction of an additional receiver into its design. It allows to measure the distance to the aircraft using the energy method. The analysis of increasing the reliability of MLAT at various redundancy rates is carried out.

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