Measurement of Temporal Awareness in Air Traffic ControlTemporal awareness, or level 3 situation awareness, is critical to successful control of air traffic, yet the construct remains ill-defined and difficult to measure. This research sought evidence for air traffic controllers awareness of temporal characteristics of their tasks in data from a high-fidelity system evaluation simulation. Five teams of controllers worked on four scenarios with different traffic load. Several temporal parameters were defined for each task controllers performed during a simulation run and their actions on the tasks were timed relative to them. Controllers showed a strong tendency to prioritize tasks according to a first come, first served principle. This trend persisted as task load increased. Also evident was awareness of the urgency of tasks, as tasks with impending closing of a window of opportunity were performed before tasks that had longer time available before closing of the window.
Document ID
20090040355
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rantanen, E.M.
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: 53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society