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Incorporating Data Link Features into a Multi-Function Display to Support Self-Separation and Spacing Tasks for General Aviation PilotsOne objective of the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) Higher Volume Operations (HVO) project is to increase the capacity and utilization of small non-towered, non-radar equipped airports by transferring traffic management activities to an automated Airport Management Module (AMM) and separation responsibilities to general aviation (GA) pilots. Implementation of this concept required the development of a research Multi-Function Display (MFD) to support the interactive communications between pilots and the AMM. The interface also had to accommodate traffic awareness, self-separation, and spacing tasks through dynamic messaging and symbology for flight path conformance and conflict detection and alerting (CDA). The display served as the mechanism to support the examination of the viability of executing instrument operations designed for SATS designated airports. Results of simulation and flight experiments conducted at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Langley Research Center indicate that the concept, as facilitated by the research MFD, did not increase pilots subjective workload levels or reduce their situation awareness (SA). Post-test usability assessments revealed that pilots preferred using the enhanced MFD to execute flight procedures, reporting improved SA over conventional instrument flight rules (IFR) procedures.
Document ID
20080013361
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Adams, Catherine A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Murdoch, Jennifer L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Consiglio, Maria C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
WIlliams, Daniel M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: 23-786-10-10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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