Cognitive Evaluation of Potential Approaches to Increase the Efficiency of Air Traffic Controller Training and Staffing

This project will use cognitive models to demonstrate how controllers use "structure" in the air traffic control environment (e.g. procedures, flows, sector geometry and airspace elements) to reduce cognitive complexity to identify and evaluate opportunities to increase the efficiency of the controller training process and increase staffing flexibility.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Aviation Grants Program

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $347629.00
• Contract Numbers:

  2006-G-006

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Piccione, Dino

• Performing Organizations:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

  77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Start Date: 20060629
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110930
• Source Data: RiP Project 30143

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airspace (Aeronautics); Cognitive impairment; Traffic flow; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cognitive models
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01477981
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 2006-G-006
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Apr 13 2013 1:00AM