Policy Impacts of ATC Automation: Human Factors Considerations.

Abstract

This report examines the future policy impact implications of advanced air traffic control (ATC) systems which might be developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It studies impacts of ATC automation on sector air traffic controllers, with emphasis placed on the identification of human factors problems that may arise in the future if higher levels of automation are implemented. Of particular concern are those human factors that may in some manner determine the direction of automation development or impeded the implementation of automation. Using descriptions of technological components currently proposed by the FAA, six ATC system operations were defined. These systems represent various levels of automation development from the current system to a system in which the human controller acts as a systems data manager. The systems were evaluated in terms of 17 factors describing job satisfaction and motivation, man-machine interface, and failure mode operations in order to identify critical operational characteristics for each system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA051064

Entities

People

  • G. J. Couluris
  • M. C. Penick
  • M. G. Tashker

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Discrete Address Beacon Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Information Processing
  • Microwave Landing Systems
  • Navigation
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Systems Engineering
  • Voice Communications

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design