NTL Record

Title An Information Tool for Planning in Air Traffic Control
Record ID 39851
Personal Name
Creator
Gronlund, S. D.; Canning, J. M.; Moertl, Peter M.; Johansson, Joakim; Mills, S. H.; Dougherty, Michael R. P.
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Corporate
Contributor
University of Oklahoma; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.); SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 20020100
Language English
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.
Rosap ID dot:40475
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40475
TRT Terms Air traffic control; Automatic control; Information technology; Radar air traffic control; Sequencing; Virtual reality
General Subjects Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management
Geographical
Coverage
Maryland; Oklahoma; Texas; United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
922799
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-02/1
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39800/39851/0201.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository