Information Manager for Determining Data Presentation Preferences in Future Enroute Air Traffic Management

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Jacqueline A. Duley ◽  
Scott M. Galster ◽  
Raja Parasuraman
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Air Traffic Controller ◽  
Adaptive Automation ◽  
Presentation Frequency ◽  
Traffic Manager

One proposed vision of the future National Airspace System (NAS) involves a change in philosophy from that of air traffic control to one of air traffic management, i.e. Free Flight. In order to accommodate this philosophy change, new technologies will be implemented to assist the air traffic manager (today's air traffic controller) in decision making. When enhancing the system we must also consider the interface between the air traffic manager and this new system and its corresponding new philosophy. To better determine the design of such an interface we must first understand the information needs of the air traffic manager. The present study investigated the information requirements of 58 enroute air traffic controllers. The controllers provided their preferences in presentation frequency as well as the importance of the information to be displayed. The results reveal the potential for adaptive automation as a form of information management.

Ensuring the implementation of the modernized structure and automation of air traffic control processes in the area of responsibility of the Moscow district of air traffic control

2018 ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
A. V. Strukova
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Management System ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Security System ◽  
System Description ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
Traffic Management System

The article considers the new automated air traffic management system «Synthesis AR4», as well as a system description for ensuring the implementation of a modernized airspace structure, navigation and surveillance that provides technical capabilities. A number of functional capabilities and advantages of the airspace security system are presented.

scholarly journals Key Aspects of Occupational Health and Safety towards Efficiency and Performance in Air Traffic Management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Dimitriou ◽  
Stylianos Zantanidis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Key Aspects

This paper/chapter deals with the key drivers for adopting and developing an Occupational Health and Safety System (OHS) with a special focus on air traffic management and traffic controller’s workplace. A such system includes regulation and legal compliance procedures, actions and monitoring for ensuring workplace safety, incentives and motivation for the air traffic controller and associate personnel health and wellbeing. By a systemic approach, the key characteristics of OHS towards air traffic management are presented, highlighting the key aspects for implementing a quality management system in air traffic control, which is the cornerstone of airport operation efficiency and productivity on one hand; and the nature of job and the intensive working environment is well recognised. Based on air traffic providers functional analysis the key occupational aspects for air traffic control are taken into consideration, providing the benefits for implementing quality management systems (QMS) and OHS is real business. Conventional wisdom is to highlight the importance for establishing and incorporating a modern custom-made OHS system in accordance with the requirements addressed by OHSAS 18001 to develop and implement a QMS for air traffic services. Contribution of this paper is to highlight the key priorities for managers and decision makers in field of air traffic services providers, depicting ways and recommendation for adopting an efficient path for implementing OHS in a QMS environment.

scholarly journals Selected Aspects of Using the Telemetry Method in Synthesis of RelNav System for Air Traffic Control

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Džunda ◽  
Natália Kotianová ◽  
Peter Dzurovčin ◽  
Stanislav Szabo ◽  
Edina Jenčová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Relative Navigation ◽  
Positioning Accuracy ◽  
Satellite Navigation System

Accuracy is an important factor in air traffic management which is why high requirements are necessary for each navigation system. The aim of this article is to describe the principles of the RelNav system and telemetry and their accuracy. We present the algorithms of the relative navigation system, which could be used for air traffic control in the case of the unavailability of satellite navigation system signals. This article sums up the different positioning methods, and deals with the accuracy of the relative navigation system (RelNav). Furthermore, the article considers the factors that influence the positioning accuracy. For this task, a computer simulation was created to evaluate the accuracy of the telemetric method. Next, we discuss the principles of telemetry and algorithms for calculating the position of the flying object (FO).

Simple Models for Airport Delays During Transition to a Trajectory-Based Air Traffic System

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brooker
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Queuing Theory ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Operational Feature ◽  
The Impact

It is now widely recognised that a paradigm shift in air traffic control concepts is needed. This requires state-of-the-art innovative technologies, making much better use of the information in the air traffic management (ATM) system. These paradigm shifts go under the names of NextGen in the USA and SESAR in Europe, which inter alia will make dramatic changes to the nature of airport operations. A vital part of moving from an existing system to a new paradigm is the operational implications of the transition process. There would be business incentives for early aircraft fitment, it is generally safer to introduce new technologies gradually, and researchers are already proposing potential transition steps to the new system. Simple queuing theory models are used to establish rough quantitative estimates of the impact of the transition to a more efficient time-based – four-dimensional (4D) – navigational and ATM system. Such models are approximate, but they do offer insight into the broad implications of system change and its significant features. 4D-equipped aircraft in essence have a contract with the airport runway – they would be required to turn up at a very precise time – and, in return, they would get priority over any other aircraft waiting for use of the runway. The main operational feature examined here is the queuing delays affecting non-4D-equipped arrivals. These get a reasonable service if the proportion of 4D-equipped aircraft is low, but this can deteriorate markedly for high proportions, and be economically unviable. Preventative measures would be to limit the additional growth of 4D-equipped flights and/or to modify their contracts to provide sufficient space for the non-4D-equipped flights to operate without excessive delays. There is a potential for non-Poisson models, for which there is little in the literature, and for more complex models, e.g. grouping a succession of 4D-equipped aircraft as a batch.

A Method for Predicting Air Traffic Network Flow by Short-Term Probability

2015 ◽  
Vol 713-715 ◽  
pp. 1500-1503
Author(s):  
Jin Feng Kong ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Network Flow ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Traffic Flow Prediction ◽  
Flow Prediction ◽  
Probability Prediction

The main task of air traffic management is making adjustments when traffic flow reaches to the maximum capacity of air traffic control. It aims to increase the use ratio of airport and airspace. Air traffic flow prediction is one important part of air traffic management. Usually, air traffic prediction is divided into deterministic flow prediction and probability prediction .We research on the probability prediction on the basis of deterministic flow prediction. By analyzing aircrafts’ experienced flight time distribution, giving experienced distribution function and computing method. The data analysis shows that the accuracy rate increased by 22%.

Operating in the North Atlantic MNPS Airspace

1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-27
Author(s):  
Conor Whelan
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Performance Specification ◽  
The North ◽  
Fuel Burn ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Reporting Procedures

This paper considers the issue of operating aircraft through the North Atlantic's Minimum Navigation Performance Specification (MNPS) airspace. Noting that aircraft constantly strive for reduced fuel burn and uplift, it describes how flight operators and pilots conduct safe, efficient flights through the region. Reference is made to mechanisms of the North Atlantic MNPS airspace in terms of its Organized Track Structure and other routes that exist. These different structures emphasize the level of flexibility available. Flight planning procedures and requirements necessary to obtain oceanic Air Traffic Control (ATC) clearances are mentioned, as is an account of how communication and position reporting procedures operate to apply the Mach Number technique. Other aspects of MNPS operations such as ETOPS operational restrictions, meteorological effects, the employment of Reduced Vertical Separation Minima and planned regional changes aim to provide an overview of the MNPS system's current and future air traffic management.

Comparison of SAGAT and SPAM for Seeking Effective Way to Evaluate Situation Awareness and Workload During Air Traffic Control Task

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1836-1840
Author(s):  
Mitsuki Fujino ◽  
Jieun Lee ◽  
Toshiaki Hirano ◽  
Yuichi Saito ◽  
Makoto Itoh
Keyword(s):  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Air Traffic Control ◽  
Air Traffic Management ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Assessment Technique ◽  
Nasa Tlx

Evaluation of air traffic controller’s situation awareness (SA) is becoming important for air traffic management with the growth of air traffic. This study compared two SA evaluation methods: Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT) and Situation Present Assessment Method (SPAM) to understand how these techniques affect controllers’ predictability in different traffic density settings. Twenty students undertook simple air traffic control simulations by using both techniques. We investigated how these techniques affect their workload with Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT) and NASA-TLX. SWAT scores showed that high traffic density increased participants’ workload, and extra workload was posed right after answering SA queries. NASA-TLX scores were larger when SAGAT was used than when SPAM was used throughout the simulation. We found that the workload with SAGAT interferes with main tasks more than that of SPAM. The results of query scores suggested that SPAM is more predictive to the assessment of the controller’s SA.

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