Simultaneous Design of Cockpit Display of Traffic Information and Air Traffic Management Procedures

Arising from the need to employ innovative solutions to safely and efficiently maintain air traffic separation in increasingly denser skyways, the concept of Free Flight involves shifting some air traffic management responsibilities from air traffic control specialists on the ground, to pilots in the cockpit. Such a shift in traffic management responsibilities will be critically dependent upon the development of displays to provide traffic and hazard information to pilots in the cockpit (Wickens, Carbonari, Merwin, Morphew, & O'Brien (1997; Battiste (in progress); Johnson, Battiste, Delzell, Holland, Belcher, & Jordan, 1997). This research examined the effect of different information-varying display aids (predictors and threat vectors) for in-cockpit traffic displays, on pilot performance, workload, attentional demands, and flight safety. Fifteen pilots flew a series of traffic avoidance scenarios in a Free Flight simulation designed to assess the effects of different levels of traffic display information on these pilot variables. Three, 2D-coplanar prototype displays were compared which differed in the level of traffic information provided. Analysis of the data revealed that the traffic display with the most predictive information supported increased safety and decreased workload, without appreciable decrements in flight performance or efficiency.

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Evaluation of air traffic management procedures—safety assessment in an experimental environment

Reliability Engineering & System Safety ◽

10.1016/j.ress.2004.08.009 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 89 (1) ◽

pp. 105-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Alberto Pasquini ◽

Simone Pozzi

Keyword(s):

Traffic Management ◽

Safety Assessment ◽

Air Traffic Management ◽

Air Traffic ◽

Experimental Environment ◽

Management Procedures

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A framework for integrated terminal airspace design

The Aeronautical Journal ◽

10.1017/aer.2019.29 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 123 (1263) ◽

pp. 567-585

Author(s):

T.A. Granberg ◽

T. Polishchuk ◽

V. Polishchuk ◽

C. Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Integer Programming ◽

Mixed Integer Programming ◽

Traffic Management ◽

Integrated Design ◽

Route Planning ◽

Air Traffic Management ◽

Air Traffic ◽

Mixed Integer ◽

Simultaneous Design ◽

Aircraft Trajectories

ABSTRACTRoute planning and airspace sectorisation are two central tasks in air traffic management. Traditionally, the routing and sectorisation problems were considered separately, with aircraft trajectories serving as input to the sectorisation problem and, reciprocally, sectors being part of the input to the path finding algorithms.In this paper we propose a simultaneous design of routes and sectors for a transition airspace. We compare two approaches for this integrated design: one based on mixed integer programming, and one Voronoi-based model that separates potential “hotspots” of controller activity resulting from the terminal routes.We apply our two approaches to the design of Stockholm Terminal Maneuvering Area.

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Safety Culture and Safety-Relevant Behavior in Air Traffic Management

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors ◽

10.1027/2192-0923/a000068 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 3-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Michaela Schwarz ◽

K. Wolfgang Kallus

Keyword(s):

Safety Culture ◽

Traffic Management ◽

Service Providers ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Principal Component ◽

Air Traffic Management ◽

Air Traffic ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Safety Attitudes ◽

Culture Development

Since 2010, air navigation service providers have been mandated to implement a positive and proactive safety culture based on shared beliefs, assumptions, and values regarding safety. This mandate raised the need to develop and validate a concept and tools to assess the level of safety culture in organizations. An initial set of 40 safety culture questions based on eight themes underwent psychometric validation. Principal component analysis was applied to data from 282 air traffic management staff, producing a five-factor model of informed culture, reporting and learning culture, just culture, and flexible culture, as well as management’s safety attitudes. This five-factor solution was validated across two different occupational groups and assessment dates (construct validity). Criterion validity was partly achieved by predicting safety-relevant behavior on the job through three out of five safety culture scores. Results indicated a nonlinear relationship with safety culture scales. Overall the proposed concept proved reliable and valid with respect to safety culture development, providing a robust foundation for managers, safety experts, and operational and safety researchers to measure and further improve the level of safety culture within the air traffic management context.

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