An evidence accumulation model for conflict detection performance in a simulated air traffic control task

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-180

  Neal, Andrew ^a   Kwantes, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT DETECTION; DYNAMIC SIGNAL DETECTION; EVIDENCE ACCUMULATION; FORMAL MODEL; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; NONMONOTONIC; ON DYNAMICS; POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACHES; RELATIVE VELOCITY; RESPONSE TIME;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; DECISION THEORY; HUMAN FORM MODELS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFLICT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPONSE TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149100790     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809335071     Document Type: Article

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