Impact of Automation upon Air Traffic Control System Productivity/Capacity (ARTS III).

Abstract

This report documents the results of a study to assess the impact of the Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS 3) upon air traffic control system capacity. It is based upon on-site measurements of air traffic activity, controller work pace, controller workload indicators, and staffing at the San Antonio, Texas and San Francisco/Oakland, California TRACONS. Measurements were taken of both the pre-ARTS 3 and post-ARTS 3 environments and comparisons made to determine the direction and degree of change attributable to ARTS 3. The results indicate that direction and degree of change attributable to ARTS 3. The results indicate that the ARTS 3 system has reduced controller workload and increased system capacity by 10.5%. A reasonable estimate of the productivity increase is 8.5%. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038659

Entities

People

  • James A. Moreland
  • Paul Gavel
  • William T. Kuhar

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Automation
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Information Science
  • Interphones
  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Productivity
  • Regression Analysis
  • Workload

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Economics