Visual features involving motion seen from airport control towers  (2010)

Visual motion cues are used by tower controllers to support both visual and anticipated separation. Some of these cues are tabulated as part of the overall set of visual features used in towers to separate aircraft. An initial analyses of one motion cue, landing deceleration, is provided as a basis for evaluating how controllers detect and use it for spacing aircraft on or near the surface. Understanding cues like it will help determine if they can be safely used in a remote/virtual tower in which their presentation may be visually degraded.

+ Ellis, Stephen

+ Ellis, Stephen

+ Liston, Dorion

+ Advanced Controls and Displays

air traffic control, human factors, Human vision, perception, visual motion

Proceedings of the 11th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Human-Machine Systems August 31-September 3, 2010, Valenciennes, France

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