Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications Display oriented to multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems pilots

Fas-Millán, Miguel Ángel; Pastor, Enric

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“…First, the implementation of the standardised CPDLC display used during the simulations could allow future researchers and students to perform faithful simulations of procedures that will be common for manned and unmanned pilots in the future. This CPDLC display was proposed in [20] as a potential training tool [8, Part I, ch. 3, App.…”

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NtoM: a Concept of Operations for Pilots of Multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Fas-Millán

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2019

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The concept of operations proposed here pursues the feasibility, from a human factors perspective, of having a single pilot/aircrew controlling several remotely piloted aircraft systems at once in non-segregated airspace. To meet such feasibility, this multitasking must be safe and not interfere with the job of the air traffic controllers due to delays or errors associated with parallel piloting. To that end, a set of measures at several levels is suggested, which includes workload prediction and balance, pilot activity monitoring, and a special emphasis on interface usability and the pilot's situational awareness. The concept relies greatly on the exploitation of the potential of Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications, anticipating future widespread implementation and full use. Experiments comparing the performance of the same pseudo-pilots before and after the implementation of part of the measures showed a decrease in the number of errors, oversights and subjective stress.

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NtoM: a Concept of Operations for Pilots of Multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft

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2019

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“…The clients and server communicate with each other using the RTI Connext connectivity framework [31], compliant with the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard, which allows the simulation of different scenarios of Quality of Service (QoS) for the data communications. Considering that the participants could not have knowledge about piloting, the GCS that in a real implementation would be plugged to the NPI, was reduced to a minimalist panel of commands and placed in the same client, which also contains the CPDLC display [32]. The flight plans handed to the participants were printed intuitive diagrams depicting the tasks they had to perform when reaching some of the waypoints (Fig.…”

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Dynamic Workload Management for Multi-RPAS Pilots

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2019

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This document describes a key aspect of NtoM, a concept of operations (ConOps) currently under development, which focuses on the awareness, productivity and safety of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) pilots controlling several flights at once in non-segregated airspace. An explanation will be given of how the ConOps suggests capturing, representing, managing and predicting the workload of the pilots. To illustrate some of the features of the concept, it was necessary to define a representation of the workload associated to the tasks. A synthetic task environment that used the NtoM prototype was built and used to evaluate the requirements of time and attention of pseudo-pilots based on their performance while executing the tasks and task overlaps, determine the top threshold of workload allowed for a pilot and detect incompatibilities among tasks. These values served as a reference to design demanding test scenarios, which helped to reveal weaknesses and inspire improvements that were addressed in the following stage of development.

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A Holistic Team Cognition With Better Information Transparency: A Mixing Pattern of Team Interaction in Landing Systems

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2021

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In a complex system, a heterogeneous team with diverse expertise should coordinate to solve complex problems. However, goal differences and various information systems have been identified as causing operational disconnects and resource competition between agents. This research is based on Changi airport, Singapore, which investigates the relationship among information sharing, two types of interactions, and system outcomes by performing agent-based modeling (ABM) to obtain practical strategies to avoid conflicts owing to resource competition in heterogeneous teams. Simulation results are assessed by considering reliability and efficiency. The system with improved implicit interactions reduced consumed fuel by up to 13%. Simultaneously, both types of interactions partially improve system reliability by reducing the need for go-arounds and facilitate system efficiency by improving the overall mobility of air traffic flow. The system with a mixing pattern of interactions achieves optimal improvements. To fully leverage the potential benefits, both types of interactions should be considered integrally. Accordingly, information that reveals the onset of nonroutine scenarios should be monitored by both parties to connect implicit and explicit interactions. INDEX TERMSAir traffic control; landing system; team cognition; information sharing; mental model disconnects; agent-based modeling I. INTRODUCTION 25 In commercial aviation, landing safety is a popular topic that 26 attracts the attention of many researchers. Historical reports 27 show that more than 50% of fatal accidents occurred during 28 the landing phase, making it the flight phase with the highest 29 accident rate [1]. In a landing system, pilots and air traffic 30 controllers (ATCOs) in a heterogeneous team must 31 coordinate to achieve the required system performance. In 32 general, ATCOs provide pilot instructions to manage air 33 traffic flow, while pilots must simultaneously ensure landing 34 safety. However, achieving high-quality interaction has been 35 identified as a major challenge. The time pressure and 36 limited airspace demand high-intensity interactions to 37 frequently adjust an aircraft's flight state [2]. Furthermore, it 38 has been identified that agents with diverse expertise may 39 compete for mutual resources for the respective performance 40 [3]. For instance, some ATCOs prefer high-speed clearance 41 to increase the air traffic flow intake while sacrificing pilot 42 safety margins to stabilize aircraft. This issue can be a cause 43 for interaction conflicts or possible adverse events [4, 5]. 44 To mitigate the competition caused by the requirement 45 conflicts between parties, information transparency is 46 fundamental for teams to develop descent team cognition.47 Information transparency refers to the consistency by which 48 team members monitor the overall system state. In the case 49 of landing systems, diverse information systems cause 50 inconsistent monitoring and evaluation, resulting in 51 erroneous operations [6, 7]. Currentl...

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Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications Display oriented to multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems pilots

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NtoM: a Concept of Operations for Pilots of Multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft

NtoM: a Concept of Operations for Pilots of Multiple Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Dynamic Workload Management for Multi-RPAS Pilots

A Holistic Team Cognition With Better Information Transparency: A Mixing Pattern of Team Interaction in Landing Systems

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