En Route Air Traffic Controllers’ Use of Flight Progress Strips: A Graph-Theoretic Analysis

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• Creators:
  Vortac, O.U. ; Edwards, Mark B. ; Jones, Judi P. ; Manning, Carol A. ; Rotter, A.J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute ; University of Oklahoma. Dept. of Psychology
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Enroute traffic control
  • Automation
  • Communication systems
  • Performance tests
  • Theoretical studies
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Air traffic control--Automation
  • Government communication systems
  • Performance--Testing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-92/31
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  In the United States, flight data are represented on a paper Flight Progress Strip (FPS). The role of the FPS has recently attracted attention because of plans to automate this aspect of air traffic control. The communication activities and FPS activities of air traffic controllers were categorized while they controlled air traffic of varying complexity. Transition networks were derived from the empirical transitions. These networks indicated that several aspects of air traffic control generalize across complexity, including the centrality of writing-on-the-FPSs to the control of traffic. Complexity was a factor when FPSs were used with high complexity traffic situations, requiring the controller to direct uninterrupted periods of time to the management of the FPSs rather than integrating these board management responsibilities with the responsibilities of separating aircraft.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21404/dot_21404_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 680.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
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