An eye-hand movement Model for traffic complexity evaluation and monitoring enhancement for air traffic controllers

Abstract

Dynamic changes in the field of Air Traffic Management in recent years, coupled with the increasing use of automation and new concepts like 4-Dimensional Trajectory Based Operations (4D-TBO) are being investigated. It is therefore postulated that future Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) tasks would likely be dedicated to performing more tactical monitoring activities presented on radar displays with lesser communication with the flight crew under regular circumstances, changing the way how ATCOs operate. This brings about a new set of challenges to ATCOs, as current approaches to address issues related to an ATCO's tactical control activity both operationally and in training, remain limited, due to the lack of knowledge