Air traffic management for commercial and military systems integrating human factors in air traffic control research and acquisition

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Astronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have partnered their research efforts through the Interagency Air Traffic Management Integrated Product Team (IAIPT). The IAIPT's mission is to integrate research addressing air traffic control (ATC) and Air Traffic Management (ATM) decision support tools, concepts, and procedures. As a crosscutting area, integrating human factors research intends to systematically identify and coordinate research and acquisition efforts in developing and assessing advanced ATM and communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) capabilities relative to human performance limitations and capabilities.