| Title | Development and evaluation of a radar air traffic control research task. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 38929 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Pearson, Richard G.; Hunter, Clifton E.; Neal, Gilbert L. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19651200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A system is described in which various elements of the radar air traffic controller's task can be presented repeatedly, reliably, and concurrently to each of six experimental subjects seated at separate task consoles. Programming of display conditions designed to test such operator skills as vigilance, problem solving, monitoring, and reaction time, and the electronic scoring of subject responses are accomplished automatically. Results from initial experimentation involving enroute ATC, terminal, and flight service station personnel support the design rationale for the experimental task. Approximately 8 hr of practice are required for subjects to integrate effectively all subtasks and to achieve a stable level of proficiency. Suggestions are made for use of the system in human factors research on ATC operator problems and for modification as a training device. Technical appendixes include description of a complete problem script and of the electrical-engineering design characteristics of the programming-data-acquisition system. |
| Rosap ID | dot:20759 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20759 |
| TRT Terms | Air traffic controllers; Human factors; Workload; Personnel performance; Work environment; Radar air traffic control; Training simulators; Automation; Vigilance; Monitoring; Reaction time; Detection and identification; Enroute traffic control; Approach control; Voice communication; Task analysis; Learning; Human subject testing; Experiments; Laboratory tests |
| General Subjects | Air traffic controllers; Aeronautics--Human factors; Employees--Workload; Performance; Work environment; Radar air traffic control systems; Radar simulators; Automation; Vigilance (Psychology); Traffic monitoring; Reaction time; Identification; Task analysis; Learning |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | AM 65-31; DOT/FAA/AM-65/31 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38900/38929/AM65-31.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |