An Information Tool for Planning in Air Traffic Control

Abstract

An investigation of how en route air traffic controllers solved sequencing problems using paper flight progress strips led to the development of a new software interface to aid planning. The primary feature of the new interface involved replacing the strips with virtual tokens that were dynamically linked to their radar targets. In addition, an automated tool was developed that provided a tentative sequencing of the tokens. The current experiment evaluated the automated sequencing tool. Utilization of the tool facilitated the development of the controllers' plans and reduced the workload of the tacticians who implemented the plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA399806

Entities

People

  • Joakim Johansson
  • John M. Canning
  • Michael R. Dougherty
  • Peter M. Moertl
  • S. D. Gronlund

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Color Coding
  • Foreign Languages
  • Instructions
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design