Systems integration, user interface design, and tower air traffic control

Author

Miller, Douglas L. ; Wolfman, G. Jonathan ; Volanth, Alton J. ; Mullins, R. Timothy

Author_Institution

Loral Fed. Syst., Rockville, MD, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

26

Abstract

Tower air traffic control is currently performed using several unintegrated systems. While each of these systems supports performing an isolated task, the compilation of tools presents a number of challenges. This paper reports ways in which the Tower Control Computer Complex (TCCC) will support and enhance user management of numerous systems. Areas that will be notably improved include the consistency in the user interface of the air traffic control toolset, the task of manually integrating tools and information, toolset alert management, and toolset organization and administration

Keywords

air traffic control; human factors; integrated software; software tools; standardisation; user interface management systems; Tower Control Computer Complex; advanced workstations; alarm management; ergonomics standards; human factors; lighting control; standardization; systems integration; toolset administration; toolset alert management; toolset consistency; toolset organization; tower air traffic control; usability; user interface design; user management; user-centered systems engineering; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Lighting control; Poles and towers; Switches; Usability; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.490220

Filename

490220