Automation and Systems Issues in Air Traffic Control

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Impact of Automation on Air Traffic Control Systems....Pages 3-19
Assumptions and Automation in Air Traffic Systems....Pages 21-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Computerization and Automation: Upgrading the American Air Traffic Control System....Pages 31-38
The Canadian Automated Air Traffic System (CAATS): An Overview....Pages 39-45
The Implementation and Impact of Automatic Data Processing on UK Military ATC Operations....Pages 47-53
From Under the Headset: The Role of the Air Traffic Controllers’ Professional Association in Present and Future Air Traffic Control Systems Development....Pages 55-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Air Traffic Control and Systems Issues....Pages 63-78
ICAO and Future Air Navigation Systems....Pages 79-99
Social, Political, and Regulatory Issues Concerning Harmonization of Interacting Air Traffic Control Systems in Western Europe....Pages 101-106
Aircraft Traffic Forecast and Communications Requirements in the Year 2000....Pages 107-120
Automation in Environmental Engineering....Pages 121-125
The Role of Automation and Control Systems in Water Resources Engineering....Pages 127-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Intelligent Dialogue in Air Traffic Control Systems....Pages 137-151
Close Ground/Air Cooperation in Dynamic Air Traffic Management....Pages 153-159
Multi-layer Queuing Model to Check Automated Air Traffic Control Systems....Pages 161-167
Application of Planning Aids for Air Traffic Control: Design Principles, Solutions, Results....Pages 169-172
Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors in ATC: Current Activity at Eurocontrol Experimental Centre....Pages 173-179
Meeting the ATC Challenge through Simulation....Pages 181-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Aims of Human Factors and Their Application to Issues in Automation and Air Traffic Control....Pages 187-199
Human Factors in System Design....Pages 201-208
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Automated Systems: The Human Factor....Pages 209-215
Modelling Control Tasks in Complex Systems....Pages 217-234
Mental Models in Air Traffic Control....Pages 235-242
The Controller in Human Engineering....Pages 243-248
Acceptance of New Systems by Air Traffic Controllers....Pages 249-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Stress and Workload Management in Air Traffic Control....Pages 255-266
Shiftwork and Circadian Variations of Vigilance and Performance....Pages 267-280
Operator Workload as a Limiting Factor in Complex Systems....Pages 281-292
Attention, Workload, and Automation....Pages 293-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
ICAO and Civil/Military Coordination....Pages 301-319
Error Models for Operating Irregularities: Implications for Automation....Pages 321-338
Cognitive Failures in Military Air Traffic Control....Pages 339-348
Human Factors in ATC Communication....Pages 349-351
Results of a Perceptual Study on Human Error in Computer Systems Based on Bailey’s Research....Pages 353-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Automation, Information and Consciousness in Air Traffic Control....Pages 367-380
Issues in Cultural Ergonomics....Pages 381-393
Air Traffic Controller Working Conditions and Organization: Suggestions for Analysis and Improvements from a Psychological Point of View....Pages 395-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Selecting for Air Traffic Control: The State of the Art....Pages 409-427
Selection of Air Traffic Controllers for Automated Systems: Applications from Today’s Research....Pages 429-451
Automation Issues for the Selection of Controllers....Pages 453-459
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
Automation in ATC: How Does It Affect the Selection of Controllers?....Pages 461-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Training Requirements for Automated ATC....Pages 469-479
Adaptive Training to Accommodate Automation in the Air Traffic Control System....Pages 481-495
Resource Management Training for Air Traffic Controllers....Pages 497-503
Non-Technical Training for Technocrats: Resource Management at Canadian Airlines....Pages 505-512
Critical Issues for Decision Makers in Providing Operator and Maintainer Training for Advanced Air Traffic Control Systems....Pages 513-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
A Modest Proposal for Future Systems....Pages 529-533
The Blue Sky Challenge: A Personal View....Pages 535-539
Automation and Systems Issues in Air Traffic Control: Blue Sky Concepts....Pages 541-545
What If... We Integrated Both Training and Monitoring Functions into Air Traffic Control Workstations?....Pages 547-550
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Closing Remarks....Pages 553-559
Anyone at Home?....Pages 561-561
Back Matter....Pages 563-598