The Human Factors of FMS Usage in the Terminal Area

Lee, Katharine K.; Sanford, Beverly D.; Slattery, Rhonda A.

doi:10.21949/1403253

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The Human Factors of FMS Usage in the Terminal Area

1997-08-01
By Lee, Katharine K. ; Sanford, Beverly D. ; Slattery, Rhonda A.

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Lee, Katharine K. ; Sanford, Beverly D. ; Slattery, Rhonda A.

Lee, Katharine K. ; Sanford, Beverly D. ; Slattery, Rhonda A. Less -
Corporate Contributors:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; Ames Research Center

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ; Ames Research Center Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Advanced Automation System (Air Traffic Control) Aircraft Trajectories Arrival Aircraft Arrivals And Departures Communication Systems Flight Information Services Flight Management Systems (FMS) Usage Human Factors Engineering Workload
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403253
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Right Statement:

Copyright c 1997 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
NTL Classification:

NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Human Factors;
Abstract:

The development of advanced automation for arrival aircraft into the terminal

area is being investigated for both the air traffic control (ATC) and airborne

environments. For the automation to be effective and provide the best advisory

information, aircraft trajectories must be accurately estimated. One way to

enhance the aircraft's adherence to the trajectories assumed by advanced ATC

automation is to supply trajectory information to the pilots. Such information

is currently provided by ATC to pilots through voice communication. Providing

the advisories to the pilots via their Flight Management Systems (FMS) could

help improve the timeliness of the advisories, especially in a time-critical

terminal area environment. To successfully implement the FMS for use in the

terminal area, human factors issues such as pilot workload and the usability

and understandability of the information presented via the FMS must be

addressed. This study examines the human factors aspects of FMS usage

strategies by commercial airline crews flying a Boeing 747-400 full-motion

simulator in a terminal area flight segment. Results indicate that FMS-guided

flight in the terminal area creates significantly higher amounts of individual

crewmembers' head-down time, and increased levels of self-reported workload

compared to conventional navigational means. 9p. Copyright c 1997 by the

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. The U.S. Government

has a royalty-free license to exercise the copyright claimed herein for

Governmental Purposes. All other rights are reserved by the copyright owner.
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