| Terrain Display Alternatives: Assessment of Information Density and Alerting Strategies |
APR 1998 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Melissa Bud; Mary Stearns; Peter Mengert; JOHN A VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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 | Current technology makes it possible to display navigation and terrain information on electronic screens in the cockpit. The conventions used for position and terrain information must be clearly presented so pilots can maintain their positional awareness and avoid collision with terrain. There are very few recommendations or guidelines available for the design and evaluation of electronic displays. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe ... |
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| General Aviation Accidents, 1983-1994: Identification of Factors Related to Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain (CFlT) Accidents |
JUL 97 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Melissa J. Bud; Peter Mengert; Stephen Ransom; Mary D. Stearns; JOHN A VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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| The purpose of this report is to describe the characteristics of general aviation (GA) accidents and to identify factors related to the occurrence of controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFlT) accidents in GA. This study used the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) database of 31,790 aviation accidents that occurred between 1983 and 1994, inclusive. In the NTSB aviation accident database, 86.7 percent of these accidents were GA accidents. This study analyzed the subset of ... |
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| Controller Response to Conflict Resolution Advisory |
DEC 92 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Kim M. Cardosi; Judith Buerki-Cohen; Pamela W. Boole; Jennifer Hourihan; Peter Mengert; JOHN A VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Conflict Resolution Advisory (CRA) is an automated software aid for air traffic control specialists at air route traffic control centers (ARTCCs). CRA calculates, validates, and displays to the en route controller a single resolution for predicted separation violations detected by the conflict alert (CA) function. This simulation study was conducted to determine controller- response time to a CRA message. This response time is the total time required for controllers to ... |
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| A Simulation Study of the Effects of Communication Delay on Air Traffic Control |
SEP 92 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Eric D. Nadler; Robert DiSario; Peter Mengert; E. D. Sussman; Gerard Spanier; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECH- NICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This study was conducted to examine the impacts of voice communications delays characteristic of Voice Switching and ControL System (VSCS) and satellite communications systems on air traffic system performance, controLLer stress and workload, and communications disruptions. To accomplish this a simulation was developed and performed at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center. The simulation used scenarios constructed from records of Live air traffic at five adjacent Atlanta Air Route ... |
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| Controller Response to Conflict Resolution Advisory Prototype |
JAN 91 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Kim M. Cardosi; Margaret Warner; Pamela W. Boole; Peter Mengert; Robert DiSario; JOHN A VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Conflict Resolution Advisory (CRA) is an automated software aid for air traffic control specialists at air route traffic control centers (ARTCCs). CRA calculates, validates, and displays to the en route controller a single resolution for predicted separation violations detected by the conflict alert (CA) function. This simulation study was conducted to determine controller response time to a CRA message. The response time is the total time required for controllers to ... |
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| Alcohol in Fatal Recreational Boating Accidents |
MAY 88 |
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| Authors:
Paul Hoxie; Kim Cardosi; Mary Stearns; Peter Mengert; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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 | Data on the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of fatal recreational boating accident victims were assembled for four states with reasonably good reporting on BAC between 1980 and 1985. In all there were data on BAC for 370 dead boaters. Of these victims, roughly 30 percent had BACs above 0.10 percent, which is considered intoxicated on the highways. Another 20 percent had BACs between 0.04 and 0.10 percent, which indicates some ... |
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