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Fox, Karen D. "Prediction of Air Traffic Controller Trainee Selection and Training Success Using Cognitive Ability and Biodata." Thesis, Walden University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3614818.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has experienced decreased return on investment caused by hiring too many air traffic controller specialists (ATCSs) who performed poorly in field training, thus failing to become certified professional controllers (CPCs). Based on Schmidt and Hunter's theory of job performance and biodata theory, this quantitative, archival study examined whether factors of cognitive ability and biodata could predict job performance status of 2 generations of ATCSs, poststrike (PS) and next generation (NG) controllers. For each generation of controllers, binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine if any of the independent variables—transmuted composite (TMC) score for PS controllers, Air Traffic and Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test score for NG controllers, average of high school arithmetic/math letter grade, overall high school average letter grade, self-estimation of time to become fully effective in the ATCS role, self-estimation of percentile ranking in the FAA program relative to the class, size of neighborhood raised, or socioeconomic status—are significant predictors of job performance status for controllers as measured by whether they pass the field OJT (i.e., certified or still in training, or failed certification or left training). The regression results for the PS and NG controllers were found to be statistically significant (χ2 (23) = 68.377, p < .001) and (χ 2 (17) = 99.496, p < .001), respectively. Findings that overall high school grade point average and socioeconomic status significantly predicted ATCS job performance for both PS and NG controllers could influence the FAA's use of revised biodata to better predict ATCS job performance. Further research should include studies of socioeconomic status, gender, and race to address new evidence that the AT-SAT has adverse impact.
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Fox, Karen D. "Prediction of Air Traffic Controller Trainee Selection and Training Success Using Cognitive Ability and Biodata." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1120.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has experienced decreased return on investment caused by hiring too many air traffic controller specialists (ATCSs) who performed poorly in field training, thus failing to become certified professional controllers (CPCs). Based on Schmidt and Hunter's theory of job performance and biodata theory, this quantitative, archival study examined whether factors of cognitive ability and biodata could predict job performance status of 2 generations of ATCSs, poststrike (PS) and next generation (NG) controllers. For each generation of controllers, binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine if any of the independent variables---transmuted composite (TMC) score for PS controllers, Air Traffic and Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test score for NG controllers, average of high school arithmetic/math letter grade, overall high school average letter grade, self-estimation of time to become fully effective in the ATCS role, self-estimation of percentile ranking in the FAA program relative to the class, size of neighborhood raised, or socioeconomic status---are significant predictors of job performance status for controllers as measured by whether they pass the field OJT (i.e., certified or still in training, or failed certification or left training). The regression results for the PS and NG controllers were found to be statistically significant (chi2 (23) = 68.377, p < .001) and (chi 2 (17) = 99.496, p < .001), respectively. Findings that overall high school grade point average and socioeconomic status significantly predicted ATCS job performance for both PS and NG controllers could influence the FAA's use of revised biodata to better predict ATCS job performance. Further research should include studies of socioeconomic status, gender, and race to address new evidence that the AT-SAT has adverse impact.
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Garrad, Mark, and n/a. "Computer Aided Text Analysis in Personnel Selection." Griffith University. School of Applied Psychology, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040408.093133.
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This program of research was aimed at investigating a novel application of computer aided text analysis (CATA). To date, CATA has been used in a wide variety of disciplines, including Psychology, but never in the area of personnel selection. Traditional personnel selection techniques have met with limited success in the prediction of costly training failures for some occupational groups such as pilot and air traffic controller. Accordingly, the overall purpose of this thesis was to assess the validity of linguistic style to select personnel. Several studies were used to examine the structure of language in a personnel selection setting; the relationship between linguistic style and the individual differences dimensions of ability, personality and vocational interests; the validity of linguistic style as a personnel selection tool and the differences in linguistic style across occupational groups. The participants for the studies contained in this thesis consisted of a group of 810 Royal Australian Air Force Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer trainees. The results partially supported two of the eight hypotheses; the other six hypotheses were supported. The structure of the linguistic style measure was found to be different in this study compared with the structure found in previous research. Linguistic style was found to be unrelated to ability or vocational interests, although some overlap was found between linguistic style and the measure of personality. In terms of personnel selection validity, linguistic style was found to relate to the outcome of training for the occupations of Pilot, Air Traffic Control and Air Defence Officer. Linguistic style also demonstrated incremental validity beyond traditional ability and selection interview measures. The findings are discussed in light of the Five Factor Theory of Personality, and motivational theory and a modified spreading activation network model of semantic memory and knowledge. A general conclusion is drawn that the analysis of linguistic style is a promising new tool in the area of personnel selection.
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Newman, Mark. "Expertise and the air traffic controller." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400448.
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Thompson, D. J. "Behavioural markers of air traffic controller development." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1421081/.
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A key challenge when introducing new systems and technologies into Air Traffic control (ATC) is to understand levels of emerging controller proficiency ahead of scheduled implementation. Behavioural markers have been used in several complex industries to assess levels of non-technical skill; however these measures invariably focus upon the desired behaviours attained by the end of training. This research has explored how an Air Traffic Controller’s (ATCO’s) overt non-technical behaviour changes in presence and prevalence as they progress their expertise during training. Through document review, expert engagement, and most extensively direct observation of ATCOs during and after training, a number of non-technical behaviours indicative of varying proficiency have been identified. These markers were placed within a simple three-level learning and development framework. Five categories emerged across the behaviours identified; i) input and interaction with the Human Machine Interface (HMI), ii) interaction with others, iii) physical posture and body Language, iv) attitude and mood; v) communications and verbal commentary. An observation sheet containing the markers was iteratively developed, tested, and refined in various ATC environments. Both expert ATCOs undergoing system transition training, and ab-initio trainee controllers undertaking aerodrome training were followed through longitudinal study. A capped frequency count was used to record the precise presence of individual markers. Several dual-observations were also undertaken to determine inter-rater reliability and construct validity. In total, the performance of the individual markers has been evaluated across 129 real-world observations. 30 markers demonstrate reliable correlations for changing prevalence against total system exposure time and provide an original means of tracking and monitoring subtle changes in the behaviour of ATCOs, as their levels of proficiency in the task matures with new ATC systems.
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Mirchi, Tannaz. "Air traffic controller trust in automation in NextGen." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1597782.
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NextGen introduces new automated tools to help air traffic controllers (ATCos) manage the projected increase in air traffic over the next decades. The purpose of the current study was to assess the role of trust in automation for NextGen tools. Differences in sensitivity between three subjective trust in automation scales and the relationship of these trust metrics to ATCo trust behaviors were considered. Trust behaviors were measured using a behavioral measure of trust, the number of near-miss aircraft moved. Additionally, the relationship between trust levels and situation awareness was also investigated. Results indicated that the Modified Human-Automation Trust Scale (M-HAT) may be the most sensitive to changes in trust over the course of the internship, although there was no differences in trust behavior between low or high-trusting individuals. Trust questionnaires pertaining to an overall automated system (M-HAT) may able to detect changes in trust over time compared to a more specific trust scale. The results also suggest it may be more valuable to specifically train controllers to trust automation than provide general training.
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Fraser, Marisa. "Factors affecting the career advancement of female air traffic controllers in the South African air traffic control industry." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28556.
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Research shows that although the representation of women in the workforce has increased over the past couple of decades, there are many industries that still remain male dominated. In addition, it is generally known that such male-dominated industries have minimal female representation at their managerial levels. One such male-dominated industry in South Africa is the air traffic control (ATC) industry. Women represent about 30 percent of the industry, which suggest their status in the industry is still quite low. The purpose of this study was to examine male and female air traffic controllers’ perceptions of factors that facilitate and constrain women’s career advancement, and to determine whether there were any significant differences in their opinions. The study also identified what male and female air traffic controllers (ATCOs) think the industry can do to help prepare women for leadership positions in the industry, and how to eliminate barriers that may exist to women’s career advancement. Data for this study were collected through an online questionnaire adapted from Zhong’s (2006) study on a convenience sample (N = 147) of male and female ATCOs in South Africa. The data analysis was executed by using factor analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Content analysis was used to analyse the two open-ended questions. The findings from the ANOVA suggest that there were four significant gender differences in perceptions of the Personal effort/External support, Attitude/Internal character, Equity, and Family issues. There also were significant differences in opinion on External support/Personal effort, Attitude/Internal character, Equity and Family issues, depending on the number of children the respondents had, and significant differences of marital status on the External support/Personal effort and Family issues. Finally, significant differences were found in the years’ experience variable for Attitude/Internal character. In response to the open-ended questions, most of the respondents suggested that the ATC industry should offer training programmes to improve awareness of possible barriers within the industry, as well as to offer advice on how to overcome them and improve their leadership skills. This could be done by creating programmes on the knowledge and skills needed to advance one’s career or by providing mentors or role models. Future research could compare the perceptions of employees from different race groups and their perceptions of women’s career advancement in male-dominated industries. It is also recommended that researchers conduct in-depth qualitative interviews together with the current questionnaire to evaluate perceptions of the career advancement of women more critically.Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Zohrevandi, Elmira. "Effects of Complexity Factors on Controllers Workload in Stockholm Terminal Area." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131154.
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Through a history of more than 50 years, the results of mathematical models have shown that controller workload is being driven by the complexity involved in the airspace environment. Part of this complexity is prompted by the dynamical behavior of traffic patterns. From the results of models describing controllers workload, it is observed that predictability decreases the complexity. Therefore, the general idea behind this topic is to analyze how a specific notion of predictability influences the controllers workload. This specific notion in this research is a type of automation that aircraft benefit from. In a more specific sense, the goal of this research was to analyze how the controllers handle the air traffic in different complex situations when exposed to different automation levels. The following dilemmas are focused through this work: - Information visualization of controllers interaction with radar screen - Quantification of dynamics of air traffic patterns - Modeling and quantification of controllers workload First, in order to have a grasp of the controllers interaction with the air traffic patterns, the controllers activities on the radar screen have been visualized in chapter 2. The visualization results for different automated conditions have been analyzed. Based on such analysis the criteria for problem space has been addressed and the main research question is identified. Next in chapter 3, the airspace complexity caused by air traffic flow has been studied and a set of known complexity factors are quantified using a novel calculation approach. With a logistics perspective toward airspace complexity, to calculate each complexity factor, a mathematical formulation has been used and the effects of each corresponding factor on controllers workload are addressed. Then in chapter 4, a novel approach toward modeling controllers workload is presented. After implementing the model on 18 different scenarios, a model for controllers workload has been developed in which around 60 percent of the en-route air traffic complexity values and around 80 percent of terminal air traffic complexity values could be well-matched with the workload values. From statistical point of view, the results are very much acceptable for experiments in which human factors are involved. Cognitive load has not been considered in the workload model which is the focus of a future work. Later on in chapter 5, the results for each complexity factor as well as workload models are analyzed and discussed for each sector separately. Based on the airspace complexity results, areas where traffic situation had become complex were identified and the controllers response to different situations are discussed. For each complexity factor as well as workload, the results for three different scenarios featuring different automation levels for two en-route and terminal sectors are compared. At last in chapter 6, the main ideas are discussed, thesis conclusions are presented and possible future work is suggested.
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Sharma, Anuj. "Determination of traffic responsive plan selection factors and thresholds using artificial neural networks." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1228.
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Traffic congestion has become a menace to civilized society. It degrades air quality, jeopardizes safety and causes delay. Traffic congestion can be alleviated by providing an effective traffic control signal system. Closed-loop traffic control systems are an example of such a system.
Closed-loop traffic control systems can be operated primarily in either of two modes: Time of Day Mode (TOD) or Traffic Responsive Plan Selection Mode (TRPS). TRPS mode, if properly configured, can easily handle time independent variation in traffic volumes. It can also reduce the effect of timing plan aging. Despite these advantages, TRPS mode is not used as frequently as TOD mode. The reason being a lack of methodologies and formal guidelines for predicting the factors and thresholds associated with TRPS mode. In this research, a new methodology is developed for determining the thresholds and factors associated with the TRPS mode. This methodology, when tested on a closed-loop system in Odem, Texas, produced a classification accuracy of 94%. The classification accuracy can be increased to 98% with a proposed TRPS architecture.
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Vela, Adan Ernesto. "Understanding conflict-resolution taskload: implementing advisory conflict-detection and resolution algorithms in an airspace." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42920.
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From 2010 to 2030, the number of instrument flight rules aircraft operations handled by Federal Aviation Administration en route traffic centers is predicted to increase from approximately 39 million flights to 64 million flights. The projected growth in air transportation demand is likely to result in traffic levels that exceed the abilities of the unaided air traffic controller in managing, separating, and providing services to aircraft. Consequently, the Federal Aviation Administration, and other air navigation service providers around the world, are making several efforts to improve the capacity and throughput of existing airspaces. Ultimately, the stated goal of the Federal Aviation Administration is to triple the available capacity of the National Airspace System by 2025.
In an effort to satisfy air traffic demand through the increase of airspace capacity, air navigation service providers are considering the inclusion of advisory conflict-detection and resolution systems. In a human-in-the-loop framework, advisory conflict-detection and resolution decision-support tools identify potential conflicts and propose resolution commands for the air traffic controller to verify and issue to aircraft. A number of researchers and air navigation service providers hypothesize that the inclusion of combined conflict-detection and resolution tools into air traffic control systems will reduce or transform controller workload and enable the required increases in airspace capacity.
In an effort to understand the potential workload implications of introducing advisory conflict-detection and resolution tools, this thesis provides a detailed study of the conflict event process and the implementation of conflict-detection and resolution algorithms. Specifically, the research presented here examines a metric of controller taskload: how many resolution commands an air traffic controller issues under the guidance of a conflict-detection and resolution decision-support tool. The goal of the research is to understand how the formulation, capabilities, and implementation of conflict-detection and resolution tools affect the controller taskload (system demands) associated with the conflict-resolution process, and implicitly the controller workload (physical and psychological demands). Furthermore this thesis seeks to establish best practices for the design of future conflict-detection and resolution systems.
To generalize conclusions on the conflict-resolution taskload and best design practices of conflict-detection and resolution systems, this thesis focuses on abstracting and parameterizing the behaviors and capabilities of the advisory tools. Ideally, this abstraction of advisory decision-support tools serves as an alternative to exhaustively designing tools, implementing them in high-fidelity simulations, and analyzing their conflict-resolution taskload. Such an approach of simulating specific conflict-detection and resolution systems limits the type of conclusions that can be drawn concerning the design of more generic algorithms.
In the process of understanding conflict-detection and resolution systems, evidence in the thesis reveals that the most effective approach to reducing conflict-resolution taskload is to improve conflict-detection systems. Furthermore, studies in the this thesis indicate that there is significant flexibility in the design of conflict-resolution algorithms.
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Morales, Gregory A. "Effects of communication and control latency on air traffic controller acceptance of unmanned aircraft operations." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1585957.
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Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System will require UAS to meet the standards expected of conventional manned aircraft, including interactions with air traffic controllers (ATCo). To study the effect UAS delays have on ATCo acceptance of UAS operations eight ATCos managed traffic scenarios with conventional manned aircraft and one UAS. To mimic the potential latencies of UAS operations 1.5 or 5 second delays were added to the UAS pilot's verbal and execution initiation responses. Delays were either constant or variable within each scenario. While ATCos were tolerant of UAS delays, the duration and consistency of verbal and execution delays did affect communications and ATCos' experiences managing traffic. Limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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Arnsdorff, G. Blake. "The effect of part-task and whole-task training on air traffic controller communication complexity." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10096076.
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Due to high implementation costs of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in the near-term, Air Traffic Controllers (ATCos) will have to manage mixed equipped airspace. Previous studies have evaluated different methods for training ATCos to use current-day tools and NextGen tools. More specifically, recent studies investigated how ATCo performance, workload, and situation awareness were affected by part-task and whole-task training. The current study builds on this research by examining ATCos' communication complexity as a function of these training types. Communication complexity is related to the number of commands ATCos incorporate in a single transmission, and it has been cited as a major contributor to incidents in aviation. The main finding of this investigation indicated that the largest differences in communication complexity between training groups occurred during the 100% NextGen equipped scenarios, with the whole-task group transmitting more complex communications than the part-task group.
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Majumdar, Arnab. "A framework for modelling the capacity of Europe's airspace using a model of air traffic controller workload." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.483524.
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Abel, Brandon R. (Brandon Ross). "The causes and consequences of divergence between the air traffic controller state awareness and actual system state." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115647.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "February 2018."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195).
Divergence is an inconsistency between the human's system state awareness and the actual system state. This research investigated divergence potential in air traffic controllers and identified controller divergence causes and consequences. Based on this investigation, approaches to minimize controller divergence and its consequences were identified for current air traffic control systems and future systems where unmanned aircraft will be integrated. Prior studies identified pilot divergence as a factor in several recent aircraft accidents and could be a factor for controllers. The future addition of unmanned aircraft in national airspace is a significant change which will affect the pilot and controller relationship and presents an opportunity to consider divergence before procedures are developed. To understand how to minimize divergence and its consequences, this research developed a divergence cause and consequence framework and a cognitive process framework. The cause and consequence framework was developed using established risk analysis methods. The cognitive process framework was developed using established cognitive process and human error approaches. This research refined these frameworks and demonstrated their utility in an investigation of historical air traffic control accidents. They were then used to identify divergence vulnerabilities in a future unmanned aircraft-integrated national airspace. Air traffic control cases were analyzed between 2011 and 2015 using the framework to understand causes and consequences of controller divergence. Twenty-seven (sixty-four percent) of these cases contained controller divergence contributing to the hazardous consequence. Although divergence causes and states varied, the most common event sequence included a diverged controller inducing an aircraft-to-aircraft conflict. These cases provided insight for system mitigations to reduce divergence causes and the consequentiality should it occur. The potential emergence of controller divergence with the integration of unmanned aircraft in national airspace was then investigated. Field studies of controllers experienced managing unmanned aircraft identified important differences between manned and unmanned aircraft. The framework was then used to analyze these potential divergence vulnerabilities. Observables, specifically intent, appear more challenging to perceive yet crucial for controller projection of unmanned aircraft position due to their lack of onboard human perception, lost link, and automated operations. Hazardous consequences may be more likely due to the inability for unmanned aircraft to provide mitigations.
Material is based upon work supported under Air Force Contract FA8721-05-C-0002 and/or FA8702-15-D-0001
by Brandon R. Abel.
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MacDonald, Bruce A. (Bruce Alexander). "A generalized model for the prediction of controller intervention rates in the en route air traffic control system." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38335.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1987.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND DEWEY.
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by Bruce A. MacDonald.
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De, Freitas Martinez Andres, and Nurdin Mohamed. "Managing Validation in a Safety Critical System Regarding Automation of Air Traffic Control." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-246073.
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The aviation industry is under increasing pressure to reduce cost and manage the increased number of passengers. One area under pressure is the Air Traffic Control. The Air Traffic Control will in a foreseeable future manage the introduction of drones also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by integrating them into civil airspace with manned aircraft. Drones are lacking consensus from authorities with regards to standards due to their rapid expansion. Given their size, shape and speed, they can also pose threats to manned aircrafts and there is a need to address them in an Air Traffic Management system interoperating with manned aircrafts. The purpose in this study is to identify what considerations to make when automating complex system elements with respect to safety. Safety involves all the different stakeholders in the air transportation system, which is a Safety critical System. Furthermore, the aim is also to identify areas in which European Operational Concept Validation Methodology (E-OCVM) can be complemented with. Standard E-OCVM is missing specific assessment criteria with regards to safety and how it can interact with other standards. The approach is thereby to use various standards with focus on Systems Engineering to complement E-OCVM since it is lacking with regards to how it is used to validate Air Traffic Control systems. To capture the complexity of automating elements of an industry involving many stakeholders, a qualitative analysis was conducted in this project, using a System Engineering approach with four standards A-SLP, A-RLP, A-DAS and A-SAS. A-SLP and A-RLP are two general standards while A-DAS and A-SAS are focusing on the contexts of aircrafts and software development. Empirical data was gathered by semi-structured interviews of seven experts within the relevant areas in the field. From the review of the four standards, it was found that they can for instance complement E-OCVM in how software errors can lead to a failure condition among other ways. The main identified considerations faced with an integration of drones into civil airspace, is to manage the human interaction with the introduced Air Traffic Management systems. More specifically, the human element must be involved from the training phase in the development of systems in a Safety Critical System to minimize risk. Furthermore, redundancies that are built into the system has to, not only be able to put the system into a safe state, but also be carefully analyzed in how they interact with other systems to avoid misjudgement for the Air Traffic Controllers. Lastly, to obtain specific details on how interoperability could occur using standards, the standards used in this study refer to usage of other documents and standards. Standards specifically tailored for the operational context of drones would facilitate further testing and implementation of their integration into civil airspace. Given that different standards were used to complement the EOCVM standard, a set of unified standards are required that are proportional with the type of drones, the type of operations and in the environment that they are operating in. This will be needed to fulfill the European vision of safe integration of drones and needs thereby to be carried out in a global manner, thus also share experience with other actors to advance the new technology adaptation.
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Schiper, Nicole. "Traffic data sampling for air pollution estimation at different urban scales." Thesis, Lyon, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LYSET008/document.
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La circulation routière est une source majeure de pollution atmosphérique dans les zones urbaines. Les décideurs insistent pour qu’on leur propose de nouvelles solutions, y compris de nouvelles stratégies de management qui pourraient directement faire baisser les émissions de polluants. Pour évaluer les performances de ces stratégies, le calcul des émissions de pollution devrait tenir compte de la dynamique spatiale et temporelle du trafic. L’utilisation de capteurs traditionnels sur route (par exemple, capteurs inductifs ou boucles de comptage) pour collecter des données en temps réel est nécessaire mais pas suffisante en raison de leur coût de mise en oeuvre très élevé. Le fait que de telles technologies, pour des raisons pratiques, ne fournissent que des informations locales est un inconvénient. Certaines méthodes devraient ensuite être appliquées pour étendre cette information locale à une grande échelle. Ces méthodes souffrent actuellement des limites suivantes : (i) la relation entre les données manquantes et la précision de l’estimation ne peut être facilement déterminée et (ii) les calculs à grande échelle sont énormément coûteux, principalement lorsque les phénomènes de congestion sont considérés. Compte tenu d’une simulation microscopique du trafic couplée à un modèle d’émission, une approche innovante de ce problème est mise en oeuvre. Elle consiste à appliquer des techniques de sélection statistique qui permettent d’identifier les emplacements les plus pertinents pour estimer les émissions des véhicules du réseau à différentes échelles spatiales et temporelles. Ce travail explore l’utilisation de méthodes statistiques intelligentes et naïves, comme outil pour sélectionner l’information la plus pertinente sur le trafic et les émissions sur un réseau afin de déterminer les valeurs totales à plusieurs échelles. Ce travail met également en évidence quelques précautions à prendre en compte quand on calcul les émissions à large échelle à partir des données trafic et d’un modèle d’émission. L’utilisation des facteurs d’émission COPERT IV à différentes échelles spatio-temporelles induit un biais en fonction des conditions de circulation par rapport à l’échelle d’origine (cycles de conduite). Ce biais observé sur nos simulations a été quantifié en fonction des indicateurs de trafic (vitesse moyenne). Il a également été démontré qu’il avait une double origine : la convexité des fonctions d’émission et la covariance des variables de traficRoad traffic is a major source of air pollution in urban areas. Policy makers are pushing for different solutions including new traffic management strategies that can directly lower pollutants emissions. To assess the performances of such strategies, the calculation of pollution emission should consider spatial and temporal dynamic of the traffic. The use of traditional on-road sensors (e.g. inductive sensors) for collecting real-time data is necessary but not sufficient because of their expensive cost of implementation. It is also a disadvantage that such technologies, for practical reasons, only provide local information. Some methods should then be applied to expand this local information to large spatial extent. These methods currently suffer from the following limitations: (i) the relationship between missing data and the estimation accuracy, both cannot be easily determined and (ii) the calculations on large area is computationally expensive in particular when time evolution is considered. Given a dynamic traffic simulation coupled with an emission model, a novel approach to this problem is taken by applying selection techniques that can identify the most relevant locations to estimate the network vehicle emissions in various spatial and temporal scales. This work explores the use of different statistical methods both naïve and smart, as tools for selecting the most relevant traffic and emission information on a network to determine the total values at any scale. This work also highlights some cautions when such traffic-emission coupled method is used to quantify emissions due the traffic. Using the COPERT IV emission functions at various spatial-temporal scales induces a bias depending on traffic conditions, in comparison to the original scale (driving cycles). This bias observed in our simulations, has been quantified in function of traffic indicators (mean speed). It also has been demonstrated to have a double origin: the emission functions’ convexity and the traffic variables covariance
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Cho, HongSeok. "Understanding the impact of potential best-equipped, best-served policies on the en-route air traffic controller performance and workload." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71460.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81).
New capabilities of Air Traffic Control (ATC) under development in Next Generation Air Transportation system (NextGen) will increase the system capacity to accommodate the expected growth in the air traffic. One of the key enablers of the NextGen capabilities is advanced onboard equipage of the aircraft. During the transition to NextGen, aircraft with different equipage levels will coexist in the same airspace: mixed-equipage. To reduce the mixed-equipage period, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed "best-equipped, best-served policy" as a governing principle for accelerating NextGen equipage, offering incentives to the early adopters of NextGen avionics. However, the policy may introduce new tasks to the air traffic controllers, increasing the cognitive workload and decreasing the controller performance. The policy may be implemented at the strategic or the tactical level. This thesis identified two representative tactical level policies that may increase the difficulty and workload of the en-route air traffic controllers: best-equipped, first-served (BEFS) policy and best-equipped, exclusively served (BEES) policy. To investigate the impact of the potential tactical best-equipped, best-served policies on en-route controller performance and workload, a human-in-the-loop simulation was developed to compare the impacts of the two identified potential policies and the current first-come, first-served policy. The two potential tactical best-equipped, best-served policies provided marginal operational incentives to the NextGen equipage aircraft; however, the policies significantly increased the controller errors and reduced the total system efficiency with considerable delays to the less equipped aircraft compared to the current policy. In addition, higher subjective workload rating with the potential policies, especially during heavy traffic loads, indicated an increase in the controller workload and a reduction of the controller capacity. The analysis suggests that caution needs to be exercised when considering implementation of best-equipped best-served policy at the tactical level. Therefore, a strategic level implantation of the best-equipped, best-served policy is recommended; however, this study did not address impact of the strategic level implementation of the policy.
by HongSeok Cho.
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Lind-Hård, Viktor. "What meets the eye : Naturalistic observations of air traffic controllers eye-movements during arrivals using eye-tracking." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159934.
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How do air traffic controllers, or ATCos, distribute visual attention and can it vary between controllers? In this study, using primarily eye-tracking data and a couple of on-site interviews, these questions are explored. Two ATCos, with the most similar landings, had their eye-movements recorded with Tobii pro glasses 2 and further analysed by categorizing every fixation into different areas of interest during four landings. Two more ATCos were interviewed briefly during an observational visit to the control tower. The results showed that the ATCos distributed their attention fairly equally between the outside of the control tower and the inside. When attending to something outside the runway was the focus and when attention was inside the control tower the radar was usually the focus. The ATCos differed in their attention distribution by the presumably more experienced ATCo distributing their attention more outside the control tower than the presumably less experienced ATCo. A large number of fixations were not categorized bringing the method of dividing the ATCos eye-tracking view into areas of interest into question.
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Benson, Kirk C. "Adaptive Control of Large-Scale Simulations." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5002.
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This thesis develops adaptive simulation control techniques that differentiate between competing system configurations. Here, a system is a real world environment under analysis. In this context, proposed modifications to a system denoted by different configurations are evaluated using large-scale hybrid simulation. Adaptive control techniques, using ranking and selection methods, compare the relative worth of competing configurations and use these comparisons to control the number of required simulation observations. Adaptive techniques necessitate embedded statistical computations suitable for the variety of data found in detailed simulations, including hybrid and agent-based simulations. These embedded statistical computations apply efficient sampling methods to collect data from simulations running on a network of workstations. The National Airspace System provides a test case for the application of these techniques to the analysis and design of complex systems, implemented here in the Reconfigurable Flight Simulator, a large-scale hybrid simulation. Implications of these techniques for the use of simulation as a design activity are also presented.
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Lindahl, Lukas. "Representing Three-Dimensional Airspace on a Two-Dimensional screen : Visualizing altitude information on a radar screen for a decreased cognitive load." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-233179.
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This study was conducted at the Swedish Defense research agency as an attempt to understand affordances and limitations in visualizing altitude information for fighter controllers. The fighter controllers are subject to large quantities of numerical information from multiple sources simultaneously. Their duties are highly stressful and require large mental workload and situational awareness. Today, a large portion of information is represented visually, except for altitude. The altitude of a jet is represented only numerically on the screen, next to the icon representing an airplane. This thesis attempts to aid the users in their tasks, by determining if interactive visual information could benefit the current system. This study resulted in one prototype, where height was represented in three different ways, one using color coordination, one using different sizes and one mimicked the current numerical representation. These variations were evaluated in a user study, consisting of semi structured interviews along with benchmark tests. None of the suggested visual cues could be demonstrated as more efficient than the current representation, but a majority of participants preferred the version using varying sizes as this was considered more intuitive and held less limitations than the other version. Future research is encouraged as to successfully determine if altitude information can be visually represented for a decreased mental workload.Denna studie genomfördes vid Totalförsvarets Forskningsinstitut som ett försök att utreda möjligheter och svårigheter med att visuellt presentera information om altitud för flygstridsledare. Flygstridsledare utsätts för stora mängder numerisk information, från ett flertal olika källor simultant. Derad uppgifter utförs under hög stress och kräver stor mental belastning samt situationsmedvetenhet. Idag representeras en stor mängd information visuellt, på flygstridsledarens radarskärm, med undantaget för höjden. Ett objekts altitud på skärmen representeras alltid numeriskt, bredvid ikonen för flygplan. Detta arbete har gjorts i avsikt att hjälpa flygstridsledaren i dennes uppgifter, genom att utreda om interaktiv visuell information kan vara av nytta för deras nuvarande system. Denna studie resulterade i en prototyp, i vilken höjd representerades på tre olika sätt. Genom färg med varierande opacitet, genom olika storlekar på objekten, samt den nuvarande numeriska metoden. Dessa versioner utvärderades i en användarstudie, bestående av semistrukturerade intervjuer samt benchmark test. Ingen av de föreslagna visualiseringarna kunde påvisas mer effektiv än det nuvarande systemet, men en majoritet av deltagarna föredrog versionen med varierande storlekar, eftersom detta ansågs mer intuitivt samt hade färre begränsningar. Vidare studier uppmanas för att med framgång avgöra om altituden kan representeras visuellt, för en minskad mental belastning.
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Sen, Debayan. "A bi-level system dynamics modeling framework to evaluate costs and benefits of implementing Controller Pilot Data Link Communications and Decision Support Tools in a non-integrated and integrated scenario." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41886.
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A modeling framework to evaluate the costs and benefits of implementation of Con-troller
Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC), and Air Traffic Management (ATM)
decision support tools is proposed in this paper. The benefit/cost evaluation is carried
out for four key alternatives namely alternative A: Do nothing scenario (only voice
channel), alternative B: Voice channel supplemented with CPDLC, alternative C:
Alternative B with ATM tools in a non-integrated scenario and finally alternative D:
Alternative B with ATM tools in an integrated scenario. It is a bi-level model that cap-tures
the linkages between various technologies at a lower microscopic level using a
daily microscopic model (DATSIM) and transfers the measures of effectives to a
higher macroscopic level. DATSIM stands for Data Link and Air Traffic Technologies
SIMulation and it simulates air traffic in the enroute sector and terminal airspace for a
single day and captures the measures of effectiveness at a microscopic level and feeds
its output to the macroscopic annual model which then runs over the entire life cycle of
the system. Airspace dwell time benefit data from the microscopic model is regressed
into three dimensional benefit surfaces as a function of the equipage level of aircraft
and aircraft density and embedded into the macroscopic model. The main function of
the annual model is to ascertain economic viability of any deployment schedule or
alternative over the entire life cycle of the system. The life cycle cost model is com-posed
of four modules namely: Operational benefits module, Safety benefit module,Technology cost module and Training cost module.
Analysis using the model showed that an enroute sector gets congested at aircraft den-sities
greater 630 per day. This is mainly because the controller workload gets satu-rated
at that traffic volume per day. Benefits realized in alternatives B, C and D as
compared to alternative A increased exponentially at traffic densities greater than 630
i.e. when controller workload for alternative A becomes saturated.Master of Science
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Wigetman, Robert. "Vers la conception du système Sieel : un tuteur intelligent pour le contrôle aérien." Toulouse 3, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994TOU30258.
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Nous decrivons dans cette these les travaux de conception et de developpement d'un tuteur intelligent pour le controle aerien. Celui-ci comprend trois modules: un simulateur de trafic aerien et son interface homme machine, un systeme expert de controle aerien, et un systeme expert pedagogue. Nos travaux sont centres sur ce dernier module qui a ete concu de facon a etre aussi independant que possible du domaine du controle aerien, et ainsi de pouvoir s'appliquer a d'autres domaines du meme type. Pour ce faire, nous avons caracterise le travail du controleur par des strategies de planification d'actions qu'il doit mettre en uvre pour resoudre des problemes a la fois complexes et dynamiques auxquels il est confronte. A partir de cette caracterisation, nous avons concu une structure, en forme de graphe, pour rendre explicite les relations entre les connaissances utilisees. Ce graphe de connaissances est la fondation sur laquelle est bati notre systeme. Apres une introduction au domaine du controle aerien, nous presentons des generalites sur les tuteurs intelligents et decrivons quelques uns de ces systemes. Puis, nous presentons l'ensemble du systeme sieel de l'ecole nationale de l'aviation civile. Vient par la suite la description de nos travaux dans le detail: tout d'abord, l'analyse de la semantique des communications entre l'eleve et les agents simules a eu pour resultat l'implantation d'une grammaire de cas. Ensuite, la structuration des connaissances enseignees a permis l'elaboration d'un modele d'eleve a couverture partielle. Enfin, notre tuteur utilise ces elements pour comparer les actions de l'eleve avec les plans hypothetiques produits par un systeme expert du domaine afin d'evaluer son niveau d'expertise et de pouvoir determiner des interventions de guidage a mettre en uvre
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Oliveira, Eduardo Silverio de. "Da torre de babel à torre de controle: desmistificando a linguagem dos céus. Um estudo descritivo da língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/48/48134/tde-05102007-111948/.
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A língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador ainda é pouco conhecida no meio acadêmico. Poucos estudos têm sido dedicados ao seu contexto de uso e ao mapeamento de suas características lingüísticas principais. Esta pesquisa acadêmica apresenta um estudo mais acurado da atividade de controlador de tráfego aéreo, no que se refere ao uso dessa linguagem de especialidade, além de desenvolver um estudo descritivo da língua franca utilizada na comunicação piloto-controlador para a identificação de suas características lingüísticas principais, com o recorte para a produção de material didático. Por meio da utilização do método do Professor André Camlong, a ferramenta computacional denominada STABLEX, fazemos uma análise descritiva, objetiva e indutiva de um corpus lingüístico, constituído dessa linguagem de especialidade. O que se pretende é oferecer subsídios aos professores de língua estrangeira para a produção do seu próprio material didático para o ensino dessa linguagem. É fato que, em determinados contextos de ensino, a necessidade de aprendizagem dos alunos é tão específica, que os materiais prontos para consumo, disponibilizados nas prateleiras das livrarias ou pelas editoras, não são suficientes, cabendo ao professor a tarefa de elaborá-los. No entanto, essa tarefa não tem se mostrado amistosa, já que o professor não dispõe de \"guias de orientação\", cientificamente justificáveis, para fazê-la. Assim sendo, o processo de elaboração torna-se intuitivo e empírico e, na grande maioria das vezes, restringese à adoção de fórmulas já consagradas de apresentação dos conteúdos. Acreditamos ser fundamental o correto entendimento das reais necessidades lingüísticas de um determinado público-alvo, para que haja mais condições de se estabelecerem processos mais ricos e eficientes de ensino e aprendizagem de qualquer língua estrangeira.The lingua franca used in the communication between pilots and controllers is still not well known in the academic community. Few studies about its use and mapping of its main linguistic characteristics have been made. This theoretical research introduces an accurate study on the language used in the activity of air traffic controllers and develops a descriptive study of the lingua franca used in the communication between pilots and controllers, in order to identify its main linguistic characteristics towards material production. By using the method developed by Professor André Camlong and the computational tool STABLEX, an objective descriptive and inductive analysis of a linguistic corpus constituted by the language used in the ATC specialty has been conducted. The aim of this work is to provide language teachers with subsides for ATC material production hence helping teachers to elaborate materials that meet the very specific needs of their students based on the real needs of the stakeholders so as they can establish a more fruitful and efficient language teaching and learning process.
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Brunnett, Guido, Maximilian Eibl, Fred Hamker, Peter Ohler, and Peter Protzel. "StayCentered - Methodenbasis eines Assistenzsystems für Centerlotsen (MACeLot): Schlussbericht." Technische Universität Chemnitz, 2020. https://monarch.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A70798.
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Wir berichten über die Ergebnisse, die im Rahmen des BMBF-Projektes „StayCentered – Methodenbasis eines Assistenzsystems für Centerlotsen (MACeLot)“ erzielt wurden. Die Aufgabenstellung des Projektes bestand in der Entwicklung des notwendigen Methodenvorrates zur Realisierung eines emotionssensitiven Assistenzsystems, welches das Personal an einem kooperativen Arbeitsplatz situativ unterstützt. Darüber hinaus sollte das System für mögliche Supervisoren Informationen über den Zustand der Belastung der Teams liefern und Metadaten generieren, die Schwachstellen des Arbeitsplatzentwurfes deutlich machen. Die realisierten Konzepte und Verfahren wurden im Sinne eines Nachweises der prinzipiellen Funktionsfähigkeit (Proof-of-Concept) für den Arbeitsplatz von Centerlotsen prototypisch umgesetzt. Diese Umsetzung war notwendig, da das Zusammenspiel einzelner Verfahren (etwa bei der Sensorfusion) einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Funktionsfähigkeit des Gesamtsystems besitzt und daher anwendungsorientiert getestet werden sollte.We report on the results obtained in the project „StayCentered“ funded by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie. In this project the methodical framework of an emotion sensitive system to assist the work of air-traffic controlers and their supervisors has been developed.
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ZHENG, FENG-WEI, and 鄭豐偉. "The Application of Competency Theory in the Selection of Air Traffic Controller Trainees." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/k453x9.
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碩士國防大學
資源管理及決策研究所
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Flight safety is the long term vision of the whole nation. In order to enhance it, the aviation management utilizes the two-stage training mechanism of pre-selection and post-training to select and strengthen the knowledge and skills of the air traffic controller trainees. In recent years, due to the growth of shipping volume and the limited flight area, air traffic controllers often have to make decisions quickly, arrange flight sequences and maintain safe isolation under extreme work pressure. If improperly handled, it will have a significant impact on flight safety. Must not be cautious. The quality of the incumbent staff depends on the rigor and appropriate training content of the selection. Therefore, it is necessary to construct a set of functional evaluation indicators suitable for air traffic controllers. The current Air Force two-stage training mechanism is based on individual achievement of the school and personal will. and the skills assessment after the training of the classics. Therefore, the military lacks the adaptability of the two-way selection in the first stage. Therefore, based on the competency theory, this study explores the explicit functions of the air traffic controllers trainers, such as knowledge and skills, and further incorporates the implicit functions of personality traits, professional self-concepts and work motivations into the first selection. Using implicit influence on the causality of explicit function, proposed a " Traits first , ability second" training mechanism to improve the current air force controller screening mechanism. In this study, the modified fuzzy delphi method is used to confirm the evaluation index, and the DEMATEL method is used to analyze the degree of influence between the indicators. Then, the DANP method is adopted to make general deliberation and establish 5 criteria and 15 items especially for the selection of air traffic controller trainees. The empirical analysis is based on 38 air force traffic controllers, and is verified by correlation analysis, competency functional distribution map, and personnel sequencing. It is confirmed that the competency theory index has a relationship between implicit and explicit, and is suitable for the two-stage selection and training mechanism. Finally, provide management implications based on empirical results, as a follow-up recommendation for the follow-up training and training plan for military controllers.
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Huang, Kuo-Ju, and 黃國茹. "Applying Competence Model for Analyzing the Selection and Training Process of Air Traffic Controllers." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14042202867025171888.
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碩士淡江大學
運輸管理學系碩士班
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Aviation safety is a joined effort by all personnel in the aviation industry. One of the most critical professions relating to aviation safety is Air Traffic Controllers （ATC）in view of the profession, particularity and complexity of the work. Because the high training cost and long training time, selecting and training appropriate candidates effectively during the selection and training period to avoid the possibility of future training or job failure has become an important issue for civil aviation. The majority of the previous research primarily focuses on investigating psychological factors using statistical methods. It ignores that the selection and training of ATC is an important part of human resource management and the importance of integration is rarely discussed. Therefore, this study applies widely used human resource competence model and uses in-depth interview and multi-criteria evaluation methods to explore the vital competencies of ATC and further to proposal a proper selection and training process. This study is divided into four stages sequentially. First, based on literature review and the in-depth interview, competencies of ATC are categorized into “Skill”, “Ability” and “Other characteristics” categories. Second, we use fuzzy Delphi method to sort out the critical competencies. Third, we use Analytic Network Process （ANP）to calculate the weight of each competencies. We further propose an appropriate ATC selection and training process based on the results from previous stages. The result shows that the vital competencies are “emotional stability”, “ability to work under pressure”, “multi-task handling ability”, “hearing sensitivity”, “judgment and decision making ability”, “coordination”, “concentration”, “clear pronunciation”, and “being active and taking initiatives”. We suggest that it is important to add “ability to work under pressure”, “being active and taking initiatives”, and “emotional stability” related tests to the psychological test. Adding “multi-task handling ability”, “clear pronunciation”, and “hearing sensitivity” related tests to the training process are also important. For administration and management, the selection and training process of ATC should be commended by one single administration. Also, the selection and training process should first increase the number of recruiting candidates and then examine each candidate in the process thoroughly to eliminate unsuitable personnel.
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Gayraud, Katja. "Blickbewegungsparameter als kognitive Leistungsindikatoren im eignungsdiagnostischen Kontext der Auswahl von Fluglotsen." 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A36275.
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Über die psychologische Eignung von Fluglotsenbewerbern und Fluglotsenbewerberinnen wird mithilfe verschiedener wissenschaftlich entwickelter Selektionsverfahren in einem mehrstufigen Auswahlprozess entschieden. Typischerweise erfolgt in diesbezüglichen Eignungsuntersuchungen derzeit die Leistungserfassung in computerbasierten kognitiven Tests durch die Anzahl richtiger und falscher Antworten sowie mittels Reaktionszeiten – dabei bleibt bislang der Weg, der im besten Fall zur Lösung einer Aufgabe führt, weitgehend verborgen. Um tiefergehende Einsichten in die perzeptiven und kognitiven Prozesse zu erlangen und den Weg vom Beginn bis zum Ende der Bearbeitung einer visuellen Aufgabe transparent zu gestalten, bedarf es anderer Methoden – wie zum Beispiel der Methode der Blickbewegungsmessung. Hierbei werden die Blickbewegungen der zu untersuchenden Teilnehmenden während der Bearbeitung einer solchen Aufgabe aufgezeichnet und anschließend ausgewertet. In Anbetracht der geringen Anzahl an Studien, die zur Beziehung zwischen dem interindividuellen Blickverhalten und kognitiven Leistungsunterschieden vorliegen, besteht ein deutlicher Bedarf an weiterführenden Untersuchungen zu dieser Thematik. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, Erkenntnisse über die Verwendbarkeit einer berührungsfreien Blickbewegungsmessung im eignungsdiagnostischen Kontext der Luftfahrt – speziell bezüglich der Auswahl von Nachwuchsfluglotsen/innen am Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) – zu erlangen. Zur Erforschung dieser Fragestellung wurden zwei umfangreiche Arbeitspakete definiert und umgesetzt – zum einen die Entwicklung eines geeigneten Testverfahrens – des Eye Movement CONnflict Detection Test (CON) –, zum anderen die Untersuchung von Blickbewegungen im Kontext der Eignungsdiagnostik anhand des CON. Zur Entwicklung dieses neuen Testverfahrens wurden drei Vorstudien und eine Expertenstudie durchgeführt. Zusammenfassend legten die Ergebnisse der oben genannten Studien sowie die der Hauptstudie nahe, dass mit dem CON ein objektives, reliables und valides Messinstrument für den Einsatz in Blickbewegungsstudien vorliegt. Auf der Basis des gegenwärtigen Kenntnisstands zur Beziehung zwischen Blickbewegungsparametern und kognitiven Leistungsunterschieden wurden für die vorliegende Arbeit Hypothesen abgeleitet und in der Hauptstudie (N = 113) in Korrelations- und Regressionsanalysen überprüft. Ergänzend zu den hypothesengeleiteten Analysen erfolgten explorative Berechnungen, die als Grundlage für die Generierung von Hypothesen für zukünftige Studien dienen können. Es kristallisierten sich vier Blickbewegungsparameter als Indikatoren für die kognitive Leistung im CON heraus: die Fixationsanzahl, die relative Anzahl höhengeleiteter Übergänge als ein neu eingeführter Parameter zur Charakterisierung der Vorgehensweise im Test, die Entropie sowie – mit Einschränkung – die mittlere Fixationsdauer. Aus Kombinationen dieser Parameter konnte die Leistung im CON im statistischen Sinne vorhergesagt werden. Blickbewegungsparameter vermochten 54 % der Varianz der Gesamtleistung im CON aufzuklären. Zudem legten die Ergebnisse eines hierarchischen Regressionsmodells nahe, dass eine Kombination aus Blickbewegungsparametern zusätzlich zu den allgemeinen kognitiven Fähigkeiten, wie sie im Fluglotsenauswahlverfahren am DLR erfasst werden, 26 % der Gesamtleistung im CON aufklären. Zusammengefasst liefert die vorliegende Arbeit vielversprechende Ergebnisse bezüglich der Beziehung zwischen Blickbewegungsparametern und interindividuellen kognitiven Leistungsunterschieden und zeigt das große Potential der Blickbewegungsmessung für einen zukünftigen Einsatz im Rahmen der Auswahl von Nachwuchsfluglotsen/innen auf. Weitere technische Verbesserungen der Blickbewegungsmessgeräte sowie zusätzliche Forschungserkenntnisse – insbesondere zur prognostischen Validität – sind empfehlenswert, um basierend auf Blickbewegungsanalysen eigenständige Entscheidungskriterien abzuleiten.
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Chang, Ting-Hsuan, and 張庭瑄. "Optimal scheduling for Air Traffic Controller." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85895660528796472784.
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碩士國立中央大學
土木工程學系
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Air traffic controllers (ATCOs),who are essential to the aviation safety. ATCOs operate around the clock and work in an environment requiring high focus levels over long working hours, and are faced with higher psychological stress levels compared to those of most other professionals. Nowadays, domestic ATCOs shift scheduling is mainly arranged in a manual way, which lacks the perspective of system optimization and makes formulated ATCOs scheduling inefficient. Therefore, the aim of this study is to construct a ATCOs shift scheduling model where the actual air traffic controller scheduling constraints and ATCOs fatigue generated while on duty are taken into consideration. With this model, the decision maker can plan ATCOs shift schedules more effectively. In this study, a scheduling model of the ATCOs is developed by utilizing mathematical programming method and the time-space network flow technique. All demands of people in each work shifts must be satisfied, the related operating constraints are ensured. The model was aimed to average working hours of all controllers and expected to be an effective planning tool to assist the ATCOs in scheduling. The C++ computer language, coupled with the CPLEX mathematical programming software, is employed to solve the problem. The numerical tests are performed using the work shifts data associated with Air Traffic Control (ATC) unit in Taiwan. Computational results of case study were given for evaluating the performance of the proposed model. Finally, conclusions and suggestions made based on the computational results were given.
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Lin, Ting Han, and 林定翰. "The Study on Air Traffic Controller Assignment." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98329768246593481877.
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碩士長榮大學
航運管理學系碩士班
100
Air traffic controller is one part of Air traffic service (ATS), the controller’s professional and response is very important, which impact directly to the Aviation safety. In view of the new ATC system on line now, how to assignment the controller’s schedule in both fatigue and physiology will acquire the most efficient and increase ATS quality. We will view in the perspective of the air traffic controller unit, considerate the controller quantity, Commercial aviation laws and regulations, the restriction of ATC union factors. The object is minimum the personal cost, and use fatigue value in setting constraint. This study uses a case study of ATC schedule to build the ATC assignment model to compare with actual operation data. There are conclusion and suggestion in the end, expect it can be references on ATC assignment in the future.
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Yi-HuiChou and 周翊暉. "Pilot–Air Traffic Controller Communication Errors and Aviation Occurrences." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/gb6y54.
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碩士國立成功大學
交通管理科學系
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The demands for air transportation keep growing steadily and issues of flight safety are the most important. Human factors are the main reasons for air incidents and accidents, of which pilot-controller communication error is one of the noticeable issues. Most studies addressed this issue with international statistical data, not personal experiences of pilots and controllers in Taiwan. From the subjective results of a questionnaire survey, this study first examined which factor may lead to which communication errors, and next found out which communication error may cause specific aviation occurrences. Third, comparing different results between pilots and controllers and finally this study provided practical implications and suggestions. By Exploratory Factor Analysis, this study extracted five factors, including workload, linguistic factors, pilot anticipation, similar call sign, and frequency change. Besides, this study found two communication errors as readback and hearback error and no pilot readback, and two main aviation occurrences, including runway incursion and altitude/heading deviation. From pilots’ viewpoints, the significant factors comprised workload, pilot anticipation, and frequency change, whereas controllers think those are linguistic factors, pilot anticipation and similar call sign. Furthermore, this study found the different relations between communication errors and aviation occurrences based on pilots and controllers’ opinion. All results suggest pilots and controllers, airlines and government focus on the factors and improve to avoid communication errors and aviation occurrences.
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Chen, Yi-Lin, and 陳奕霖. "The Study on North Air Traffic Service Park Controller Assignment." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6st2pu.
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碩士長榮大學
航運管理研究所
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Air traffic controller is one part of Air traffic service, the controller’s professional and response is very important, which impact directly to the Aviation safety. In view of the new ATC system on line now in Taiwan, how to assignment the controller’s schedule in both fatigue and physiology, it will acquire the most efficient and increase ATS quality. We will view in the perspective of the air traffic controller unit, considerate the controller quantity, aviation laws and regulations, the restriction of ATC union factors. The object is minimum the double of month work hour minus base hour, and use fatigue value in setting constraint. Finally, we follow on the study analysis results, the number of air traffic controllers size of 60 people, can be considered in line with all the limitations of this study, is also different combinations of fatigue tests slope compared with other persons can be drawn from the lower scale of the target, while avoid assigning overtime work or other improper operation situations arising, it can reduce the risk of flight safety incidents and the effective use of human resources and ATC personnel to improve the efficiency. The research can provide ATC planning to Air controllers assigned classes table of reference for the job in the future.
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Chin-Hsiang, Lin, and 林敬翔. "Evaluation on Training Effectiveness of Air Traffic Controller using Situational Simulator." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79054115089942877488.
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碩士開南大學
觀光運輸學院碩士在職專班
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In the past, the way of being air traffic controllers (ATCs) only depends on teaching by those seniors. This way results in the standard of training is different, the process taking too long, experiences can not be passed on effectively and the techniques promoting with limits. Early days, we provided simply simulator for ATCs’ training, but through the old radar equipment was weeded out, purchasing new type aircrafts and the reconstructing of airfield. To sum up those issue, the function and those images in the simply training simulator totally can not be satisfied with the training mode nowadays. It makes ATCs have the rejection of using the simulator, only depend on doing the real air traffic control to accumulating experiences. It merely increasing the risk of the air safety. The worst is that controllers usually get too much pressure through the mistakes and fail to qualified the air traffic control. It cause the shortage of the controllers and makes the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) losing the combat ability. This research is focus on discussing the controllers training by using the simulator, the methods are through the interviews between ROCAF and CSIST (National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology). Referring to the real air traffic controlling experiences and process, we found out that the techniques and experiences can not be effectively giving to those juniors if we still use the old way to instruct. Having the simulator to assist to train, we can make a breakthrough the limitation of the time and place, save the cost of training, decrease the risk of training and promoting the effect upon that training. To conclude, the result of this research can gather the oncoming development and suggestions of the simulator, hope can provide a specific aspect for it.
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YUEH-CHUN-TIEN and 岳峻天. "A Study for Military and Civil Air Traffic Controller Training Integration." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54182075295917839688.
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碩士開南大學
空運管理學系
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Although the ATC(air traffic control) is not professions frequently discussed in the aviation society, people who serve in aero-industry have known that the air traffic control plays the most significant role like the traffic cops during flights. Aviation couldn’t follow flight path without air traffic control to be safety in the air space. Therefore, all nations in the world, either military or civil aviation pay highly attention to the training of air traffic control. The only intent is for the flight safety. This paper probed into the training between the military and the civil aviation. Due to cramped in its hinterland, most airports in Taiwan are mutual utilization by military and civil except the Tao-Yen and Shao-Kuan airports. The job of controlling the air traffic in the mutual airports is administrated by the air force wing of communication and air traffic control and has lasted for years. Since their ATC training is conducted individually, separated from each other, without integration and amendment of relevant law, a legal issue of .civil air vehicles controlled by military ATC operators has formed. Related issues were brought out to be opening discussed at the Broad of Aviation in recent years, but got no beneficial result in substance. This paper first studied and compared the job functions, curriculum context and certificate acquiring for ATC between the military and civil, then analyzed the training integrated feasibility between two parties. The result showed that training integration not only promoted the commonality and transparency between the two parties’ training structure and curriculum, but also helped to unify the specialty with well coordination to save their training resource. By means of the research of the study, hopefully both the ATC for military and civil will go along to direction of joint control and integrated training, and then consolidates our national ATC capability to improve flight safety.
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Hinrich, Sally Wellenbrock. "The use of questions in international pilot and air traffic controller communication." 2008. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/etd/umi-okstate-2756.pdf.
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Liu, Ying-Li, and 劉盈利. "A Study of Factors of Work Related Fatigue on Air Traffic Controller." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56676407184516347512.
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碩士國立高雄海洋科技大學
航運管理研究所
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Air traffic controllers(ATCs) in addition to pilots, provide pilots with direct opera-tional safety-related informations during the flight. ATCsthus play a very import role during the flightof an aircraft. In the service of the flight, their physical and mental status has a direct impact on their performances. In discussion of flight safety, human factors is a issue need to be addressed, and work-related fatigue is one of the important subjects. In our countrywhen aviation safety is discussed, focus usually only on pilots. ATCs are civil servants, and the number is just around 300,thus their work-related fatiguedid not draw much attentions. Researches of work-related fatigueof ATCsand related regulations is quite common abroad, but domestic researches and regulaions still need a lot to catch up. ATCsprovide with all-year round services and work 24hours a day. Working hours with examples of Taipei Area Control Center and Taipei Approach Control, are up to 10-14 hours, plus 1-2 hours commute time, ATCsusually have to get up early and stay up late, in additon to this, ATCs must work night shifts, circadian rhythm disorder and sleep deprivation are easy to make them lack of sleep and cause physical and mental fatigue. This study conducted a questionnaire survey to ATCsof Taipei Area Control Center and Taipei Approach Control,data collected had been statistically analyzed and found that ATCswere physicallyfatiguedwhich mostly caused by work-related features, and the younger the tolerability ishigher,and differences exist on organizational environment and personal features,Taipei Area Control Center is higher than Taipei Approach Control.
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HUANG, PO-HUA, and 黃柏華. "A Study of the Important Characteristics of Successful Air Traffic Controller of the R.O.C. Air Force." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xxz9c7.
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碩士南臺科技大學
資訊管理系
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Taiwan is in an important position in global economic development. Within the Taiwan Flight Information Area, countless aircraft, including military aircraft and civil aviation aircraft, fly to and from day after day. Therefore, how to ensure the flight safety of this large-scale quantity in the limited aviation range is the primary task of the air transport industry. The general literature and materials are based on civilian air traffic controllers, excluding the military part. That is the cause of the imbalance between the importance of military air traffic controllers and the civilian part. Based on the stereotyped image towards the military, most people think that the military environment is relatively self-styled. Furthermore, relevant presentations are lacking. Leading people to negative impressions on the cultivation of military air traffic personnel. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the training process and planning of the military air traffic controllers, this research mainly focuses on military air traffic personnel. This research adopts the methods of speech analysis and questionnaire surveys. The researcher designed the "Air Force Aviation Professional Survey Questionnaire" as a researching tool. The research conclusions are respectively applied to the connotation of the professional development of air traffic personnel, and effectively promote the strategy about the recruitment of air traffic control personnel. This research seeks out the opinions and experience of senior aviation military air traffic personnel, and refers to various relevant literature, summarizing the following characteristics of military air traffic personnel as below, pressure adjustment, professional ability, personality traits and job performance. Among those four characteristics, professional ability is the most significant one. The results of this research will provide reference on the effectiveness of personnel training for air traffic control units of the Air Force.
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Ferreira, Rui Pedro Bento. "CPDLC-Controller pilot data link communication." Master's thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/13882.
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Due to the increase of air traffic that has occurred in recent years and that is expected to continue in the near future, it is necessary to take measures to ensure air traffic control systems can keep up with this tendency. These measures also aim to prevent cost escalation as well as deal with the increasing scarcity of radio frequencies.
It is in this context that a new technology called Controller Pilot Data Link Communication(CPDLC) emerges, which aims to replace voice communications between
pilots and air traffic controllers with a text messaging service for non-critical situations, applicable to aircrafts above a certain altitude.
My project aimed at augmenting an existing simulator for air traffic control, called
SIMATM, to support this new CPDLC functionality. The execution of this project followed
the V-model of software development that has been adopted by NAV Portugal, E.P.E. The main deliverables are, on the one hand, a new Data Link Server simulator, or
SIMDLS, whose development was decided during the problem analysis phase, and, on
the other hand, the evolution of the internal components of the SIMATM simulator so that it supports CPDLC.
Another deliverable of this project is the publication of a scientific paper in the
6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies.
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Su, Ya-Wen, and 蘇雅文. "The Study of Job Stress Factors of Air Traffic Controller in Taiwan－AHP Analysis." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72076643348767986496.
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碩士銘傳大學
公共事務學系碩士在職專班
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This research investigates the aspects of job stress and indicated factors of air traffic controller of different control type and working years, hoping to hide the job stress and expose the emotion, as well as propose a suggestion project to lighten or relieve job press for competence authority to make references when implementation and training. This research has three layers. The target of the first layer is“the job stress factor of air traffic controller.”The second layer is divided into“work aspect, personal aspect, organization aspect, and social aspect.”The third layer has 15 evaluating indicated factors. The questionnaire is purposive sampling. 54 questionnaires were distributed, and 50 of those were returned; the returned rate is 93%. The respondents include air traffic controllers of area control, terminal approach control, and airport control. The returned questionnaires were reviewed in accordance with control type and working years. The results of this study reveal that: I. Objectives:The air traffic controllers with working years under 5 years, 6 to 10 years, and airport control have the same aspect order, which is work, personal, organization, and social. The working years more than 10 years, area control, and terminal approach control have the same aspect order, which is work, personal, organization, and social. II. Criteria:The order of the overall indicated factors in different backgrounds is work load, work condition, crisis management, professional knowledge, health, and leader management. It is inferred that the six indications are the main factors causing job stress to air traffic controller. Furthermore, a suggestion plan is proposed from the above research to flexibly and reasonably adjust personnel, seats, and compensation; stipulate effective encouragement system, lenience calculate shift hours to be deducted from within or calculated together;support and assist junior controller; increase home and abroad training budget to enhance professional knowledge; create good working environment, establish all kinds of supportive mechanism, encourage base staff participating in policy planning, and stipulate reasonable promotion and reward and punishment system.
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(9106310), Jeongjoon Boo. "Utilizing Data-Driven Approaches to Evaluate and Develop Air Traffic Controller Action Prediction Models." Thesis, 2020.
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Air traffic controllers (ATCos) monitor flight operations and resolve predicted aircraft conflicts to ensure safe flights, making them one of the essential human operators in air traffic control systems. Researchers have been studying ATCos with human subjective approaches to understand their tasks and air traffic managing processes. As a result, models were developed to predict ATCo actions. However, there is a gap between our knowledge and the real-world. The developed models have never been validated against the real-world, which creates uncertainties in our understanding of how ATCos detect and resolve predicted aircraft conflicts. Moreover, we do not know how information from air traffic control systems affects their actions. This Ph.D. dissertation work introduces methods to evaluate existing ATCo action prediction models. It develops a prediction model based on flight contextual information (information describing flight operations) to explain the relationship between ATCo actions and information. Unlike conventional approaches, this work takes data-driven approaches that collect large-scale flight tracking data. From the collected real-world data, ATCo actions and corresponding predicted aircraft conflicts were identified by developed algorithms. Comparison methods were developed to measure both qualitative and quantitative differences between solutions from the existing prediction models and ATCo actions on the same aircraft conflicts. The collected data is further utilized to develop an ATCo action prediction model. A hierarchical structure found from analyzing the collected ATCo actions was applied to build a structure for the model. The flight contextual information generated from the collected data was used to predict the actions. Results from this work found that the collected ATCo actions do not show any preferences on the methods to resolve aircraft conflicts. Results found that the evaluated existing prediction model does not reflect the real-world. Also, a large portion of the real conflicts was to be solved by the model both physically and operationally. Lastly, the developed prediction model showed a clear relationship between ATCo actions and applied flight contextual information. These results suggest the following takeaways. First, human actions can be identified from closed-loop data. It could be an alternative approach to collect human subjective data. Second, the importance of evaluating models before implications. Third, potentials to utilize the flight contextual information to conduct high-end prediction models.
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Ying-Li, Chen, and 陳盈利. "The Study of Air Traffic Controller Education Development in Join Military and Civilian Airport." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37651775359438440922.
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碩士中華大學
行政管理學系碩士班
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Military and civil aviation control center is highly corporative each other nowadays in Taipei. In fact, there are some potential flying safety issue has been existed, due to lack of cognize in operation work. The finding of this thesis is to figure out the difference in education and training methods and practical working duty in both military and civil aviation control training system. To achieve the consistent of teaching and training work and well structure of standard operation process as the rule for both parties to follow enhance to increase national flying controlling safety. At this research paper, it has been adapted quantitative and qualitative method, including question survey for military and civil aviation controlling staff; interview training unit supervisors, officer and pilots. Furthermore, to collect military and civil version of training plan, guidebook and other country’s training schedule secondary source. With all those information gathering, future to compare and contrast the current policy, training methods and executed working method. As result to discuss and analysis the aviation controller development course and requirement, training method and resource, practical skills are the three main issues to discuss in this paper. The current policy of aviation controlling system, military and civil is independent. The department of transportation in charge of civil aviation planning and organization ruling; the department of national defense is in charge of air force policy ruling. In reality, the faction of aviation controlling operation system has occurred, especially in different qualification required. This research has found out that even tough military and civil aviation system are independent, but the professional aviation training in class, training sources, practical works has some common characterize. First of all, the military and civil aviation training in core course unit taken has meet the practical work requirement. Secondly, although there are some difference in working matters, but they all has the same examination system, and the simulator testing allows aviation controllers practical work. Lastly but not least importantly, the education and training development for both military and civil aviation controller in consistency are workable. Aviation operation control center staffs take a huge responsibility in sky flying safety, there are still many issues are worthwhile to take in depth for research. However, there are three finding result of this research paper . 1.) setting the higher aviation controlling authority to manager both military and civil parties . 2.) To simplifies and establish standard operation process in training process and unit . 3.) Consistency of license.
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Cho, Annie. "Cognitive Evaluation of Potential Approaches to Increase the Efficiency of Air Traffic Controller Training and Staffing." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6857.
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Generic airspace, or air traffic control sectors with similar operational characteristics, is an operational concept being proposed as a means of increasing staffing flexibility and reducing training times as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control (ATC) modernization efforts. A key need for implementing generic airspace is identifying groups of similar sectors with respect to training required for controllers to make transitions between those sectors. Through the development and validation process of the studies performed in this thesis, a structure-based classification scheme was found to be an effective way to classify sectors in order to support a minimal differences training approach to generic airspace. The resulting classes of sectors are expected to have fewer transition barriers and support increased staffing flexibility.
In order to assess similarities of airspace sectors, factors affecting how easily a controller makes a transition from one sector to another were identified using semi-structured interviews with experienced air traffic controllers. The most important factors appear to reflect familiarity with types of operations and common traffic patterns, providing a basis for classifying groups of sectors. The controllers identified some techniques that are easily transferable as well. Some factors that are very specific to transitions were identified as well, such as “knowing the neighbor sectors” and “coastal area” factors.
Based on the most important factors, traffic patterns in 404 high-altitude National Airspace System (NAS) sectors were examined for common traffic patterns. These traffic patterns were used as the basis for two classification approaches, a holistic classification approach and a decompositional classification approach. These approaches are used to classify current air traffic control sectors into classes with common structural characteristics. The results identify existing sectors with near-term potential as being generic sectors that support a minimal differences training approach to generic airspace. Further analysis with the sector classification results identified that the number of factors incorporated in the classification methods are directly associated with the method's effectiveness.
In order to examine the validity of the developed classification methods and to assess the relative importance of the factors involving transitions identified by the interviews, an online survey was conducted with 56 air traffic controllers. The results indicated that the classification methods developed support controllers' perception of airspace similarities. Some qualitative data gained from the survey provides an insightful aspect for future steps continuing this study such as additional important factors to be considered. Some of these factors are considered as part of the classification schemes developed in this thesis while some are yet to be incorporated. Some of these additional factors were found to be more feasible to be incorporated into future classification schemes than other factors.
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Ferreira, Rui Pedro Bento. "CPDLC - controller pilot data link communication." Master's thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/9085.
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Tese de mestrado em Engenharia Informática, apresentada à Universidade de Lisboa, através da Faculdade de Ciências, 2011Com o aumento de tráfego aéreo que tem ocorrido nos últimos anos e com o que se prevê que venha a acontecer num futuro próximo é necessário começar a tomar medidas para que os sistemas de controlo de tráfego aéreo suportem este aumento. Estas medidas também têm como objectivo evitar que os custos aumentem com o aumento de tráfego aéreo bem como ultrapassar a escassez cada vez maior de frequências rádio. É neste âmbito que surge uma nova tecnologia denominada de Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC, esta tecnologia pretende substituir a comunicação por voz efectuada entre o piloto e o controlador de tráfego aéreo por comunicação por texto, tratando-se de um serviço de mensagens escritas para situações não críticas e aplicável a aeronaves acima de determinada altitude (altitude de rota). Este relatório descreve o evoluir de um simulador de controlo de tráfego aéreo existente, designado SIMATM, para que este suporte a nova funcionalidade CPDLC. A realização do projecto seguiu o modelo de desenvolvimento de software em V usado na NAV Portugal, E.P.E., que se traduziu na adição de um simulador de Data Link Server ou SIMDLS, criado de raiz, sendo que a sua necessidade foi decidida no decurso do projecto, durante a análise do problema, bem como na evolução das componentes internas do SIMATM. Resultante da realização do projecto foi também a produção e publicação de um artigo científico para a 6ª Conferência Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação.
Due to the increase of air traffic that has occurred in recent years and that is expected to continue in the near future, it is necessary to take measures to ensure air traffic control systems can keep up with this tendency. These measures also aim to prevent cost escalation as well as deal with the increasing scarcity of radio frequencies. It is in this context that a new technology called Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) emerges, which aims to replace voice communications between pilots and air traffic controllers with a text messaging service for non-critical situations, applicable to aircrafts above a certain altitude. My project aimed at augmenting an existing simulator for air traffic control, called SIMATM, to support this new CPDLC functionality. The execution of this project followed the V-model of software development that has been adopted by NAV Portugal, E.P.E. The main deliverables are, on the one hand, a new Data Link Server simulator, or SIMDLS, whose development was decided during the problem analysis phase, and, on the other hand, the evolution of the internal components of the SIMATM simulator so that it supports CPDLC. Another deliverable of this project is the publication of a scientific paper in the 6th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies.
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CHANG, CHIH-CHIANG, and 張志強. "A Study on the Relevance between Personality Traits, Job Stress and Aviation Safety Performance of Air Traffic Controller - an Example of Military Airports." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b62ztu.
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碩士南臺科技大學
資訊管理系
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Air traffic controllers have higher quality of responsibilities, emotional stability, self-esteem, and prudence than normal person. Among these individuals, those who are more responsible, cautious, energetic, and socially strong are more likely to continue to advance high positions. Flight control personnel must work 24 hours a day because of the endless work characteristics of all year. They must often go to bed early and get up late, and must take night shifts. Physiological disorders and sleep deprivation can easily cause air traffic controllers to suffer from lack of sleep and physical and mental fatigue. However, literature studies have used non-governmental aviation organizations as research objects, and they often overlook the influence of military airports. In traditional impressions, the personal characteristics and working pressure of the control personnel at military airports do not fully understand the impact of aviation safety performance, and the relevant information is not transparent. As a result, there are often more negative messages than positive messages. The research objects of this study are air traffic controllers of military airports. The purpose of this study is to understand the current situation and overall relationship between the personality Traits, job stress, and aviation safety performance of air traffic controllers in the military airports. The study uses a questionnaire survey method to target flight control personnel at Taiwan's military airports. This study issues 150 questionnaires. The data obtained were processed by statistical methods such as frequency allocation, Pearson product difference correlation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The study found the following: 1.Military airport air traffic controllers which with higher personality traits have better job stress adjustments; However, there is no significant correlation between the "Affinity" level of personality traits and the "workload" level of job stress. 2.Military airport air traffic controllers which with higher personality traits have better flight safety performance; However, the "Extraversion" level of personality traits and the "training standards management" level of flight safety performance also show no significant correlation. 3.The aviation safety performance of military airport air traffic controllers which with higher personality traits is also better. 4.The prediction of aviation safety performance of military airport air traffic controllers at the military airport is best predicted with the “Human relations”,“Working environment“, and“Extraversion” variables. Finally, based on the results of the study recommend for future reference by the Ministry of Defense Administration and the military airport.
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Šustíková, Klára. "Psychodiagnostika v personální psychologii - výběrové řízení na pozici řídícího letového provozu. (Analýza úspěšnosti uchazeče ve výcviku na základě výsledků vybraných testů)." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-296005.
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The first purpose of this study was to map the field of psychodiagnostic methods in the selection process for the position of Air traffic controller in selected countries in Central Europe. The second one was to see how differs the results of FEAST and psychological testing among different groups of candidates in relation to their success in training. This is a quantitative research. The method used in collecting data was the analysis of results of selected tests for individual candidates. The research was realized at 93 candidates who successfully completed the selection procedure for the position of the Air traffic controller at ŘLP Čr from 2005 - 2009. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical program. In the vast majority of performance or personality tests did any statistically significant difference was not found between the group of successful and unsuccessful candidates in training. A statistically significant difference was detected in the scale "Noticed matches" in the FEAST test battery, where unsuccessful candidates scored above. Another one was discovered in the test CAQ in factor Q1: Radicalism, where successful candidates achieved lower scores than the unsuccessful. We believe that candidates who manage the selection procedure are so good that it is not possible their further...