Symbol Development Guidelines for Airway Facilities

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• Creators:
  Wagner, Dan ; Snyder, Michael ; Dutra, Lisa ; Dolan, Nancy
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Human factors
  • Human factors engineering
  • Procedures
  • Symbols
  • Design
  • Guidelines
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-TN96/3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The work was accomplished under the direction of Dan Wagner, ACT-530, as part of the FAA Airway Facilities Human Factors R,E&D Program. The program is managed by Lawrence Cole, AAR-100. Technical consultation was provided by Kermit Grayson, Grayson Consulting, and Robert Cranston, SRC. ; This document presents a general methodology for developing Airway Facilities (AF) symbols and provides guidelines for the coding of visual symbols and auditory signals. Coding refers to the characteristics of a symbol that developers can change to improve its interpretation or message content. These coding guidelines should not be considered exhaustive but rather represent a compilation of the most important items to consider when developing visual or auditory symbols. The decision to use a visual symbol, an auditory signal, or both, will depend on the nature of the displayed information, operational conditions, and users requirements. A list of questions for determining the best coding technique is provided. AF symbols represent facilities, equipment, services, and status information such as alarms and alerts. These guidelines also I provide a systematic methodology for developing symbols that will help in the creation and testing of effective symbols.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71648/dot_71648_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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