Traffic Manager - Traffic Simulation for Validation of Future ATM Concepts

Heesbeen, Bart; Hoekstra, Jacco; Clari, Mario Valenti

doi:10.2514/6.2003-5368

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“…A push is provided by technological advances on the air and ground side of the ATM-system, which make a new form of air traffic control (ATC) possible [5,6]. This is expected to result in a situation where aircraft four-dimensional (4D, i.e., space and time) trajectories stored in automated support tools form the basis for the ATCo's work [7][8][9][10].…”

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Designing for shared cognition in air traffic management

Paassen

Borst

Klomp

et al. 2013

AOP

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It is to be expected that the task of an air traffic controller will change with the introduction of four-dimensional (space and time) trajectories for aircraft, as can be seen in ongoing developments in ATM systems in Europe (SESAR) and the US (NextGen). It is clear that higher levels of automation will need to be developed to support the management of four-dimensional trajectories, but a definite concept on a distribution of the roles of automation and human users has not yet been well defined. This paper presents one approach to the design of a shared representation for 4D trajectory management. The design is based on the Cognitive Systems Engineering framework and by using a formative approach in the analysis of the work domain, a step-wise refinement in the planning and execution of 4D trajectories is proposed. The design is described in three Abstraction Hierarchies, one for each phase in the refinement. The ultimate goal is to design a shared representation that underlies both the design of the human-machine interface and the rationale that guides the automation. It is foreseen that such a shared representation will greatly benefit the shared cognition in ATM and allows shifting back and forth across various levels of automation. A preliminary version of a joint cognitive system for 4D trajectory management has been developed and will be introduced in this paper. Further work will focus on the refinement of the shared representation by means of human-in-the-loop experiments.

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Designing for shared cognition in air traffic management

Paassen

Borst

Klomp

et al. 2013

AOP

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“…The role of an Area Control Center (ACC)-ATCo was taken as a focal point, focusing on managing inbound streams of traffic through their designated airspace into the terminal maneuvering area (TMA) of an airport. Whereas the planned times along an aircraft 4DT are discretely displayed for a certain metering fix in other experimental interfaces, 9,[14][15][16] the basis of the new HMI was formed by a dynamic time-space diagram (TSD). Following the principles of Ecological Interface Design (EID), 17 the relevant constraints to the task of the ATCo were visualized on the TSD, forming a foundation on which the ATCo could base their decisions.…”

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Re-design of an Inbound Planning Interface for Air Traffic Control

Klomp

Mulder

Roerdink³

2011

AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

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In the coming decades, the task of an air traffic controller is expected to shift to one of strategic, trajectorybased air traffic management. This form of air traffic control is no longer possible without the help of automated support tools. In previous research, it has been shown that the time-space diagram, combined with a conventional plan view display is a good candidate for supporting an air traffic controller with the inbound planning task in the future situation. However, in this initial study, the vertical plane was not yet fully included. Secondly, during an initial validation experiment, creating and maintaining a 'mental picture' of the traffic was reported to be a difficult task. These findings lead to the re-design of the interface in the current research, which focuses on implementing the vertical plane and improving the integration of information across the successive displays. An experiment has been performed with a PC-based simulation which validates that the enhanced interface can be used to manage the air traffic safely and efficiently. Secondly, it has been shown that the ability to manipulate the speed of an aircraft in the adjacent sector can significantly increase situation awareness and reduce controller workload.

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Traffic Manager: A Flexible Desktop Simulation Tool Enabling Future ATM Research

Bussink

Hoekstra²,

Heesbeen³

24th Digital Avionics Systems Conference

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Traffic Manager - Traffic Simulation for Validation of Future ATM Concepts

Cited by 7 publications

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Designing for shared cognition in air traffic management

Designing for shared cognition in air traffic management

Re-design of an Inbound Planning Interface for Air Traffic Control

Traffic Manager: A Flexible Desktop Simulation Tool Enabling Future ATM Research

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