AN APPLICATION OF PREDICTOR DISPLAYS TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROBLEMS

A computer-based predictor display is proposed as an aid for the air traffic controller to use in guiding aircraft to the glidepath. The prediction display significantly improved performance for the easier tasks while it did not significantly improve performance for the more difficult tasks.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Electrical Engineering
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Rouse, W B
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Aircraft; Computer programs; Forecasting; Glide path systems; Information display systems; Performance; Task analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Displays; Task performance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00073974
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY, MIT DEPT. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
• Report/Paper Numbers: DSR 70283-15
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM