As conventional ATC environments transition towards NextGen, new tools and capabilities, such as RNAV, RNP, ADS-B, and other automated decision making tools are expected to be introduced.
Controller-Automation Interaction in NextGen: A New Paradigm
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As conventional Air Traffic Control (ATC) environments transition towards the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), new tools and capabilities, such as Area Navigation (RNAV), Required Navigation Performance (RNP), data communication, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), and automated decision making tools for monitoring, merging, and spacing are expected to be introduced. These new capabilities may drastically change the nature of the controller task, presumably toward a more supervisory one (JPDO, 2007; Kopardekar, Bilimoria, & Sridhar, 2008). The objective of this paper is to describe a NextGen ATC display concept that supports an automation-rich ATC environment, while adhering to a human-centered design philosophy and key human-automation interaction design guidelines. The underlying design philosophy of this concept is to maximize the overall performance of the ATC system, by ensuring that both controller and automation work in harmony and make optimal contributions. The design philosophy is based on the broader research findings and guidelines in the area of human-automation interaction. As part of this concept, a proposed model of controller-ATC automation is also described.