Title :
GDTI: A ground station display of traffic information for use in sense and avoid operations
Author :
Bell, S. ; Drury, J. ; Estes, S. ; Reynolds, C.
Author_Institution :
MITRE, McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes novel Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) displays designed to alleviate conflicts between UAS and aircraft operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). Further, we present results from evaluating these display concepts via a low-fidelity, distributed evaluation environment focused on Ground-based Sense and Avoid humandisplay interactions. When pilots used the new situation awareness capabilities, they had consistently fewer events where an intruder breached the well-clear buffer (Beyond Well-Clear Buffer, or BWCB) (our definition of well-clear is defined later in this document), often with shorter duration. In contrast to a formal research laboratory environment, the distributed nature of our evaluation environment allowed rapid prototyping, quantitative analysis, and subjective feedback without the UAS pilots having to travel any farther than their nearest internet connection.
Keywords :
air traffic control; aircraft displays; autonomous aerial vehicles; human factors; GDTI; avoid operation; beyond well clear buffer; ground based sense and avoid human-display interaction; ground station display; national airspace system; sense operation; situation awareness; traffic information; unmanned aircraft systems displays; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Compass; Radar; Surveillance; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2012 IEEE/AIAA 31st
Conference_Location :
Williamsburg, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1699-6
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2012.6382431