HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS IN AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Task demands in airport air traffic control are examined in the context of new systems design. Traditional human factors approaches, and the optimal use of computer assistance is considered. Emphasis is placed on the role of the computer in providing both feedback and feedforward information for controllers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sixth Congress of the Intl Ergonomics Assoc and Proceedings of the 20th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 11-16 July 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors Society

  1134 Montana
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90403
• Authors:
  • Stammers, R B
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 400-402
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Offshore Technology Conference
  • Publisher: Offshore Technology Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic controllers; Feedback control; Human factors; Information processing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedback
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM