Color is probably the most effective, compelling, and attractive method available for coding visual information on a display. However, caution must be used in the application of color to displays for air traffic control (ATC), because it is easy to do more
harm than good. The only thing that is truly obvious about the use of color on displays is that its benefits and drawbacks depend
upon the task. This paper offers general guidelines on how color should, and should not, be used, but does not define a specific
color-coding scheme. These guidelines are based on what is known about human vision, display capabilities, the knowledge
gained from the lessons learned from the uses of color in the cockpit and ATC environments, and human factors "best practices".
The report also discusses a series of experiments that examined color production capabilities within and across five Sony DDM"
2801C monitors and selected and validated an'ideal" color set for thismonitor.
Problems associated with the entry of air-ground-airmessages via keyboard for transmission by Data Linkare discussed. The ARINC proposal for a keyboar...
A means of quantifying the cluttering effects of symbols is needed to evaluate the impact of displaying an increasing volume of information on aviatio...
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