A simulation study of the effects of communication delay on air traffic control

Nadler, Eric; Disario, Robert; Mengert, Peter; Sussman, E. D.; Spanier, G.

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A simulation study of the effects of communication delay on air traffic control

1990-09-01
By Nadler, Eric ; Disario, Robert ; Mengert, Peter

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Creators:

Nadler, Eric ; Disario, Robert ; Mengert, Peter ; Sussman, E. D. ; Spanier, G.
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FAA-90-5 ; DOT-TSC-FAA/CT-90/6
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report; Nov. 1989 - Aug. 1990
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Abstract:

This study was conducted to examine the impacts of voice communications delays ; characteristic of Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS) and satellite ; communications systems on air traffic system performance, controller stress ; and workload, and communications disruptions. To accomplish this a simulation ; was developed and performed at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ; Technical Center. The simulation used scenarios constructed from records of ; live air traffic at five adjacent Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center ; (ARTCC) sectors. Nine full performance level air traffic control specialists ; from the Atlanta ARTCC sectors simulated participated as subjects. Four delay ; levels were employed corresponding to: current equipment with and without ; satellite link, and VSCS with and without satellite. Three levels of ; communications workload were used based on 70 percent, 90 percent, and 110 ; percent of reference values for the actual sectors. VSCS delays were not ; found to have any statistically significant impact on any measure. Satellite ; delays were found to be associated with a statistically significant increase ; in one kind of communication disruption (step-ons) at the highest level of ; communications workload used in the study.
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FA024/A0193
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[PDF - 7.08 MB]
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Volpe Center
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