PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED DISPLAY DESIGNS

This report is concerned with the possible consolidated of operational information, equipment status information and system control panels within each control position in the control Tower Cab and TRACON at Logan International Airport, Boston, MA. In particular, the report is concerned with the controller interface with such a consolidation system. The consolidated display concept considered in this study is based on a flexible format, face-sensitive, touch-entry display. This type of display is based on advanced, as opposed to proven technology. However, this advanced technology is particularly well suited for consolidation display design; particularly when control panels are to be included. The report presents the operational requirements on such a consolidated display from the viewpoint of Boston Logan controllers, a set of preliminary display format designs based on these requirements, and the reaction of Boston Logan controllers to both the format designs and the concept in general. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Consolidation of Information Displays and Control Panels in the Control Tower Cab and TRACON at Logan International Airport.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • BISHOP, G
  • Huntley, MSJ
  • Rempfer, P S
  • STEVENSON, L
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 298 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic controllers; Airport control towers; Airports; Approach control; Control panels; Information display systems; Radar air traffic control; Terminal air traffic control
• Identifier Terms: Logan International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Terminal radar approach control
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
• Old TRIS Terms: Control tower cabs
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00197572
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-79-24 Final Rpt., TSC-FAA-79-7
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 1980 12:00AM