The limitations in en-route Air Traffic Control today are generally accepted as being the workload and performance of the controller. This method of operation is known as the 'manual control process'. The manual control process is an open loop form of control, that relies heavily on controller judgement and decision making. Future developments in ATC, that use twoway datalink, and integrate air and ground systems, are expected to be delayed. This leaves the manual control process to manage the projected growth in air transport demand. An analysis was carried out of the manual control process on two sectors at the London Area & Terminal Control Centre at West Drayton. Particular attention was given to understanding complexity, the functions that controllers perform, decision making and information sources. A systems approach was taken to the analysis and used multidisciplinary research techniques. The study used naturalistic data collection. Both the ground and airborne systems were reviewed, and developments found within them, that can benefit the control process. An analysis of incidents in en-route ATC was also conducted. Proposals are made that can support an enhanced control process. These were modelled, and the results indicated that reductions in controller workload are attainable. The changes to the control process involve more close control of the vertical plane, and improved and more precise information being made available to the controller. It is suggested that aircraft flight management systems are used as a control tool, and system requirements are proposed.

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities University of the Witwatersrand In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts by coursework and research report in Organisational Psychology Submitted for examination March 2015 / and most efficient way possible. Air traffic controllers perform complex tasks, some of which involve the analysis of visual inputs. The primary aim of this study was to examine whether there is a relationship between visual analysis and performance during the first training course attended by aspiring controllers. The main sample consisted of fifty-one trainees. An additional twenty-five qualified controllers also completed the visual analysis exercises. Visual analysis was assessed using ScreenX and SAMAE’s Scanning and Division of Attention exercises from Leaderware. The Core Content course reports were used as a measure of performance for trainees. Correlations and regressions were performed. The main results showed that the visual analysis scores were related to performance on ten of the fifteen subjects covered during the Core Content course and the overall course average. These findings have implications for the selection of trainees. Secondary analyses found significant differences in the visual analysis abilities of trainees and qualified controllers / MT2016

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Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-113). Also available via the Internet.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 229-234).

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