NTL Record

Title An algorithm for generating data accessibility recommendations for flight deck Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) applications
Record ID 51712
Personal Name
Creator
Zuschlag, Michael; Burki-Cohen, Judith; Chandra, Divya C
Source 53p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Human Factors Division; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. NextGen Human Factors Division (ANG-C1)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 20140909
Language English
Abstract Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) In technology supports the display of traffic data on Cockpit Displays of Traffic Information (CDTIs). The data are used by flightcrews to perform defined self-separation procedures, such as the in-trail procedure (ITP). Crews must have appropriate access to the data they need to perform the procedure. This report proposes an algorithm for determining whether data are satisfactorily accessible for each ADS-B task and procedure. Accessibility is defined as the effort of finding data on a visual display and looking directly at the data. The premise of the algorithm is that the more important the data for the procedure, the higher its recommended accessibility should be. The data’s importance depends on a combination of their criticality and update rate, which are determined by expert judgment. The algorithm generates tables indicating recommended virtual locations for the data on the CDTI. Examples of algorithm inputs and output are provided. Additional work is required to validate the algorithm output. If the algorithm works as intended, it can be used to answer questions about how the data should be shown on the CDTI and where the CDTI can be installed on the flight deck.
Rosap ID dot:12054
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12054
TRT Terms Flight decks; Data displays; Digital displays; Flight crews; Aircraft separation; Algorithms; Real time data processing; Decision making
General Subjects Cockpit displays of traffic information; Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast; Data accessibility; Traffic displays; Flight deck displays; In-trail procedure
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1529470
Contract Number FA16C3 KT824; FA16C3 LT824; FA16C3 MT824; FA16C8 MTE94
Report Number DOT/FAA/TC-14/4; DOT-VNTSC-FAA-14-09
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/51000/51700/51712/DOT-VNTSC-FAA-14-09.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository