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Extending Validated Human Performance Models to Explore NextGen ConceptsTo meet the expected increases in air traffic demands, NASA and FAA are researching and developing Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) concepts. NextGen will require substantial increases in the data available to pilots on the flight deck (e.g., weather,wake, traffic trajectory predictions, etc.) to support more precise and closely coordinated operations (e.g., self-separation, RNAV/RNP, and closely spaced parallel operations, CSPOs). These NextGen procedures and operations, along with the pilot's roles and responsibilities, must be designed with consideration of the pilot's capabilities and limitations. Failure to do so will leave the pilots, and thus the entire aviation system, vulnerable to error. A validated Man-machine Integration and design Analysis System (MIDAS) v5 model was extended to evaluate anticipated changes to flight deck and controller roles and responsibilities in NextGen approach and Land operations. Compared to conditions when the controllers are responsible for separation on decent to land phase of flight, the output from these model predictions suggest that the flight deck response time to detect the lead aircraft blunder will decrease, pilot scans to the navigation display will increase, and workload will increase.
Document ID
20130001716
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gore, Brian Francis (San Jose State Univ. CA, United States)
Hooey, Becky Lee (San Jose State Univ. CA, United States)
Mahlstedt, Eric (San Jose State Univ. CA, United States)
Foyle, David C. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 2012
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN4873
Meeting Information
Meeting: 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 15, 2012
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX12AB08A
CONTRACT_GRANT: DTFAWA-10-X-80005
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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