Présentateur : Ashley Nunes, B.Sc University of Guelph Date : vendredi 4 janvier 2002 à 14h Lieu : CENA salle de conférence Contact : Sylvie Athenes

Title : Predictive Aids in Free Flight: Situation Awareness and Mental Workload Implications

Abstract :

This research looks at situation awareness and mental workload as it relates to the Free Flight concept. Free Flight is a recent innovation that is aimed, among other things, at giving pilots more control over real time changes to flight paths and has raised many concerns amongst controllers regarding safety.

A principal concern is a loss of the picture that the controller may experience as aircraft deviate from flight plans without prior controller consent. Such a loss may compromise the ability of the controller to intervene in the event that separation is lost between aircraft. This talk identifies potential adverse effects that the implementation of the shared separation concept may have on controller performance and proposes a modified interface that would aid in giving predictability back to the controller. A prototype interface is currently being tested at the University of Guelph and is representative of a combined data-link and conflict detection aid that may be implemented as the progression is made towards transferring control from the ground to the air.

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