Abstract
Future Air Traffic Management concepts will require air traffic controllers to move from a tactical to a strategic way of operation. This paper evaluates two novel concepts which support controllers to perform four-dimensional trajectory management in a contingency situation. The Travel Space Representation and Time-Space Diagram are both solution-space based displays where automation calculates all possible actions in real-time. All decision-making is still to be done by the operator but is greatly facilitated by this automation, as it shows all possible actions at a glance. An experiment is described which evaluated the performance of novice controllers in managing a sector where suddenly a bad weather cell emerged, requiring them to re-route traffic in space and time. Results show that the display concepts work well and support operators even in complex situations with a heterogeneous mix of aircraft types and speeds. Performance and workload indicators become worse for the higher-density, higher-heterogeneity situations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2019 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 3192-3197 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 2019-October |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728145693 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
Event | 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2019 - Bari, Italy Duration: 6 Oct 2019 → 9 Oct 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 2019 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2019 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Bari |
Period | 6/10/19 → 9/10/19 |