Errors of perception in air traffic control

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 890-904

  Shorrock, Steven T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Controller tools; Human error; Incident analysis; Interviews; Perception

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY INFORMATION; AVIATION SAFETY; INCIDENT ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF HUMAN ERROR; VISUAL INFORMATION;

AUTOMATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCURACY; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 34447636205     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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