Human transient into-the-loop simulation for NGATS

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• Creators:
  Sheridan, Thomas B. ; Burki-Cohen, Judith S. ; Corker, Kevin M.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Simulation
  • Air traffic control
  • Human factors
  • Human machine systems
  • Multiple criteria decision making
  • Decision making
  • Topology
  • Structural stability (Mathematics)
  • Control-loop delays
  • Stabilty analysis
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AIAA-2006-6114
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Abstract:
  Serious planning is underway for the United States Next Generation Air Transportation System. While design decisions are far from complete, there is consideration of having aircraft-trajectory control in space and time be determined by some combination of pilots, air-traffic personnel, and computers. Insofar as any control input is continuous in time, because of human perception and decision response times and/or computer multitasking or optimization-cycle times, there are likely to be time delays (e.g., human transients getting “into the control loop”) that could threaten control stability. Using the MATLAB® Simulink® dynamic simulation tool this paper examines some hypothetical situations and offers examples of how delays and signal sampling in aircraft control could cause unacceptable oscillations and instability.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9937/dot_9937_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 401.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:41abea616afd4b03829ecbed71bf07f38ac4fd076d1b2fbe4f36e1c423543794