Performance specification for control tower display systems

Denise L. Aleva; Frederick M. Meyer

doi:10.1117/12.500910

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10 September 2003 Performance specification for control tower display systems

Denise L. Aleva, Frederick M. Meyer

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Proceedings Volume 5080, Cockpit Displays X; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500910
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Personnel in airport control towers monitor and direct the takeoff of outgoing aircraft, landing of incoming aircraft and all movements of aircraft on the ground. Although the primary source of information for the Local Controller, Assistant Local Controller and the Ground Controller is the real world viewed through the windows of the control tower, electronic displays are also used to provide situation awareness. Due to the criticality of the work to be performed by the controllers and the rather unique environment of the air traffic control tower, display hardware standards, which have been developed for general use, are not directly applicable. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requested assistance of Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate in producing a document which can be adopted as a Tower Display Standard usable by display engineers, human factors practitioners and system integrators. Particular emphasis was placed on human factors issues applicable to the control tower environment and controller task demands.

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Denise L. Aleva and Frederick M. Meyer "Performance specification for control tower display systems", Proc. SPIE 5080, Cockpit Displays X, (10 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.500910

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