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Title

Air traffic, free flight and human automation interaction

Author(s)

Langan-Fox, Janice;  Sankey, Michael;  Canty, James

Abstract

This paper examines the phenomenal growth in air traffic in recent years and plots the future growth of the industry. The impact on systems which support this traffic is discussed: the effect on the environment, the effect of free flight or user-preferred trajectories, the development of air traffic management systems and the changing role of the air traffic controller. In particular the increase in automation of air traffic systems is reviewed and how this will need the attention of human factors specialists into a number of 'human-automation' interation (HAI) issues. This paper concludes with recommendations for future research.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Source

Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), Adelaide, South Australia, 17-19 November 2008

Publication year

2008

FOR Code(s)

150701 Air Transportation and Frieght Services;  170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Keyword(s)

Air traffic controller;  Air traffic management systems;  Free flight;  Human-automation interaction

Publisher

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia

ISBN

0980306353

Publisher URL

http://www.hfesaconference.org.au/2008/index.htm

Peer reviewed