Title :
Visual assistance to support late merging operations in 4D trajectory-based arrival management
Author :
Oberheid, Hendrik ; Weber, Bernhard ; Temme, Marco-Michael ; Kuenz, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Flight Guidance, German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract :
Within the German Aerospace Center (DLR) project FAGI (Future Air Ground Integration), new operational concepts and automation support systems for fuel- and noise-efficient arrival management are being developed. An essential element of the FAGI concept is a modified airspace and route structure, featuring the late merging of different arrival routes to support user-preferred flight profiles such as Continuous Descent Approaches (CDA). The present paper studies aircraft ghosting solutions on the radar display as a potential means to support controllers with merging different streams of aircraft with sufficient precision. In addition to a technical presentation of different ghosting principles, the results of two human in the loop studies are reported. Using objective and subjective data on performance, workload, situation awareness, and eye-tracking analysis, the benefits, trade-offs and acceptance of the visual assistance functions are discussed.
Keywords :
air traffic control; avionics; 4D trajectory-based arrival management; automation support systems; continuous descent approaches; late merging operations; radar display; user-preferred flight profiles; visual assistance; Aerospace control; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Automation; Displays; Ground support; Humans; Merging; Performance analysis; Project management;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2009. DASC '09. IEEE/AIAA 28th
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4078-8
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2009.5347543