Analysis Of A Fixed Block Terminal Area Air Traffic Control System

Author : Lowell M. Schipper
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Human Engineering Aspects of Radar Air Traffic Control written by Lowell M. Schipper and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These experiments represent the first two major systems research studies on the OSU Air Traffic Control Simulator. The experiments, II and III, investigated radar air traffic controller performance in simulated return-to-base problems at several traffic densities with two improved identification systems. Experiment I, WADC TR 56-67, was a minor study which evaluated controller performance as a function of control time availability. The two types of identification systems were (1) the Clock Code omnipresent system using a symbolic code attached to each blip, and (2) the Light Pencil interrogator system which gave on-demand identification. The controller's environment included noise-free displays with an idealized lighting system and was generally conducive to superior performance. The basic problems were simulated return-to-base missions of jet and propeller-driven military aircraft under complete IFR conditions. Traffic densities ranged from 25 to 40 aircraft per hour. All traffic was handled by a single controller. Results were analyzed according to criteria of Mean Control Time Per Aircraft, Mean Fuel Consumed Per Aircraft, Mean Deviation From Runway Extension, Mean Gate Separation, Amount of Vector and Speed Control, and Relative System Delay Build-Up. According to these measures it is concluded that the two identification systems are equally satisfactory from an over-all human engineering viewpoint. With either of these identification systems, plus the use of information displays possessing certain other optimized characteristics, a single experienced controller appears to have little trouble moving very high density traffic through a 50-mile approach control zone safely and efficiently."--Abstract.