TY - GEN
T1 - A comparison of visualization and command-based decision aiding in a simulated aircraft departure sequencing task
AU - Riddle, Kenyon
AU - Kirlik, Alex
AU - Talleur, Donald
AU - Carbonari, Ronald
AU - Zhang, Yijing
AU - Holbrook, Jon
AU - Byrne, Michael
AU - Bauer, David
AU - Beard, Bettina
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Three versions of a prototype ground controller interface were tested for their effect on aircraft departure sequencing in a simulation of Dallas/Forth-Worth International Airport. Two versions featured automated decision aids and a third served as a baseline with no decision aid. The two decision aids performed fundamentally different functions, with a Temporal Constraint Visualization (TCV) providing a visualization of spatiotemporal constraints on the departure sequence and a Timeline display providing release sequences derived by an optimization algorithm. Results indicate that participants in the TCV condition had more efficient departure sequences than the Baseline and Timeline conditions. No significant differences were found between conditions for timeliness of departures or handling of arrival aircraft. These results indicate that, through the use of appropriate decision aids, task performance in complex dynamic environments can be improved with humans retaining full decision making control. Additional research is warranted to investigate situation awareness and failure mode performance using these decision aid types.
AB - Three versions of a prototype ground controller interface were tested for their effect on aircraft departure sequencing in a simulation of Dallas/Forth-Worth International Airport. Two versions featured automated decision aids and a third served as a baseline with no decision aid. The two decision aids performed fundamentally different functions, with a Temporal Constraint Visualization (TCV) providing a visualization of spatiotemporal constraints on the departure sequence and a Timeline display providing release sequences derived by an optimization algorithm. Results indicate that participants in the TCV condition had more efficient departure sequences than the Baseline and Timeline conditions. No significant differences were found between conditions for timeliness of departures or handling of arrival aircraft. These results indicate that, through the use of appropriate decision aids, task performance in complex dynamic environments can be improved with humans retaining full decision making control. Additional research is warranted to investigate situation awareness and failure mode performance using these decision aid types.
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U2 - 10.1177/1071181312561056
DO - 10.1177/1071181312561056
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84873454112
SN - 9780945289418
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 233
EP - 237
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
T2 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Y2 - 22 October 2012 through 26 October 2012
ER -