Human factors assessment of conflict resolution aid reliability and time pressure in future air traffic control

Ergonomics

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 897-908

  Trapsilawati, Fitri ^a   Qu, Xingda ^b   Wickens, Chris D ^c   Chen, Chun Hsien ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Alion Science Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

air traffic control; automation reliability; conflict resolution aid; human factors assessment; time pressure

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; CONTROL TOWERS; CONTROLLERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC); AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER; AUTOMATION RELIABILITIES; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; DECISION AIDS; SITUATION AWARENESS; TIME PRESSURES;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; AVIATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929515622     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.997301     Document Type: Article

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