The influence of aircraft proximity data on the subjective mental workload of controllers in the air traffic control task

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1482-1491

  Lamoureux, Tab ^a  

^a National Air Traffic Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air Traffic Control; Automation; Mental workload

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; AUTOMATION;

MENTAL WORKLOAD;

ERGONOMICS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032743669     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399184839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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