A model of air traffic controllers' conflict detection and conflict resolution

Eyferth, Klaus; Niessen, Cornelia; Spaeth, Oliver

doi:10.1016/s1270-9638(03)00064-6

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“…A great deal of research has examined the factors that influence performance on air traffic control conflict detection tasks (Bisseret, 1981;Boag, Neal, Loft, & Halford, 2006;Eyferth, Niessen, & Spaeth, 2003;Galster, Duley, Masalonis, & Parasuraman, 2001;Metzger & Parasuraman, 2001). Studies have demonstrated that the distance between the aircraft at their point of closest approach (minimum distance) influences perceptions of conflict risk (Stankovic, Raufaste, & Averty, 2008) and that conflict detection responses are faster when aircraft are flying at the same speed than at different speeds (Rantanen & Nunes, 2005).…”

Section: Psychological Processes In Conflict Detectionmentioning

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An Evidence Accumulation Model for Conflict Detection Performance in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Task

Neal

Kwantes

2009

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Section: Psychological Processes In Conflict Detectionmentioning

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An Evidence Accumulation Model for Conflict Detection Performance in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Task

Neal

Kwantes

2009

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“…Air traffic controllers are subject to the momentby-moment situation of air traffic meaning that, as per the variation in traffic, the need increases for the rapid "resolution" of "conflicts". The variation of the flow of aircraft in the same airspace leads to the controller having to work with a greater number of aircraft close to each other and, in some cases, having to deal, at the same time, with a larger than expected number of aircrafts [10]. In performing their activities, controllers have to deal with different scenarios, of different levels of complexity, as many or few variables may be involved.…”

Section: The Task and The Taskload Of The Air Traffic Controllermentioning

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“…Another problem is the presence of military aircraft flying in the sector, because their high performance impacts on the time the controller takes to make a decision. These cases show the need for the controller to review future situations of the scenario in order to predict the potential conflicts [10].…”

Section: The Impacts Of the Scenarios In The Classification Of The Scmentioning

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Analysis of the work of air traffic controllers of the approach control area (APP) of Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Guimarães

Sant’Anna

2012

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This article presents a study on the activities of the air traffic controllers of the Approach Control Area (APP) of Porto Alegre, Brazil, in different real scenarios. Based on interviews, questionnaires and the analysis of film of real scenes, the following were identified and analyzed: i) the perceptions of risk and complexity of the different air traffic scenes observed; ii) the cognitive factors (knowledge, strategy and attention dynamics) involved in the task and iii) the perception of the controller's workload. The results showed that the task complexity depends on the weather conditions, the number and type of aircraft in observation and that the controllers perceive the scenes in a similar way irrespective of their time in the profession and the type of control (radar or coordination). Attention is the cognitive factor with the greatest impact on the work and mental demand has the greatest impact on workload followed by time demand. The literature on the controllers work in Brazil is scarce and, therefore, this study aimed to contribute to the understanding of the work in one APP in order to promote future changes in the very problematic Brazilian air traffic system.

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“…Controllers currently use relatively simple strategies for solving problems (Eyferth, Niessen, & Spaeth, 2003;Fothergill & Neal, 2008;Kirwin & Flynn, 2002). For example, when resolving conflicts, controllers use strategies such as vectoring one aircraft behind another (point behind); parallel tracking; direct tracking; and assigning the nearest available level above or below the conflict zone, or the level that is closest to the aircraft's desired level.…”

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confidence: 99%