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Shared Situation Awareness in the Flight Deck-ATC SystemNew technologies and operational concept changes have been proposed for implementation in the National Airspace System (NAS). These changes include improved datalink (CPDLC) technologies for providing improved weather, traffic, Flight Object (FO) and navigation information to the pilot and controller, and new forms of automation for both the flight deck and air traffic management system. In addition, the way business is conducted in the NAS is under consideration. Increases in the discretion provided to pilots (and dispatchers in commercial airlines) are being contemplated in an effort to increase system capacity and flexibility. New concepts of operation (e.g., Collaborative Decision Making and Free Flight) allow for more control to be given to the cockpit or airline with correspondingly greater monitoring responsibilities on the ground. In addition, new technologies and displays make possible much greater information flow between the ground and the cockpit and also dramatic changes in the type of information provided. Designing to support these changes suggests two integrally linked questions: (1) What display technologies and information are needed to support desired changes responsibilities? (2) How will the changes in information availability influence the negotiation process between the cockpit and the ground? Each of these proposed changes (both in technology and operational concept) will have a marked impact on the performance, workload, and Situation Awareness (SA) of both pilots and controllers. Typically such changes are evaluated independently in terms of the effects of the proposed change on either pilot performance or ATC performance. It is proposed here, however, that in order to fully understand the effects of such changes, the joint pilot/controller system must be considered.
Document ID
20020033025
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Endsley, Mica R. (SA Technologies Marietta, GA United States)
Hansman, R. John (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA United States)
Farley, Todd C. (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Meeting Information
Meeting: 17th Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 31, 1998
End Date: November 6, 1998
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-716
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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