1st Edition

Human Factors In Air Traffic Control

By V. D. Hopkin Copyright 1995
502 Pages
by CRC Press

502 Pages
by CRC Press

This text discusses the skills and abilities that air-traffic controllers need. Its approach is international as air-traffic control practices throughout the world have to be mutually compatible and agreed.

1: Historical Introduction; 2: The Air Traffic Control System; 3: The human as a system component; 4: Human cognitive capabilities and limitations; 5: Matching human and system; 6: Human factors contributions during air traffic control system evolution; 7: Air traffic control jobs and tasks; 8: The selection of controllers; 9: The training of controllers; 10: The work environment; 11: Air traffic control displays; 12: Input devices; 13: Communications; 14: Forms of computer assistance; 15: Common human factors implications of computer assistance; 16: Effects of the System on the Individual Controller; 17: Conditions of employment; 18: Measurement; 19: Research and developoment; 20: Human factors implications of other functions related to air traffic control; 21: The future

Biography

V. D. Hopkin