| Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm (IIDA) Assessment at Regional Airlines Final Report |
SEP 2000 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Danny Sims; Thomas Carty; Cynthia Fidalgo; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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 | This report summarizes the Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm (IIDA) Assessment conducted by ACT-320 at Atlantic Coast Airlines and Air Wisconsin from September 1998, through May 1999. The IIDA, developed by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), combines a number of inflight icing detection techniques into an integrated algorithm that makes use of the strengths of each technique. The algorithm output consists of ... |
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| Development of Improved Flammability Criteria for Aircraft Thermal Acoustic Insulation |
SEP 2000 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy Marker; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| A large number of small-, intermediate-, and full-scale flame propagation tests representative of an in-flight fire were conducted on various thermal acoustic insulation blanket materials. Results indicated that the current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vertical Bunsen burner test requirement could not adequately discriminate between poorly performing materials and materials that performed well under realistic fire scenarios. A radiant panel laboratory test was shown to ... |
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| Juneau Terrain Induced Turbulence Project: Non-FAR Part 121 User Needs Summary Report |
MAY 2000 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
William Benner; Thopmas Carty; Starr McGettigan; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Juneau International Airport (PAJN), Alaska, has a combination of extreme terrain features and adverse weather patterns that creates moderate to severe Terrain Induced Turbulence. As a result of this turbulence, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has funded the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to develop a Wind Hazard Information System (WHIS) for use by aviation users. This report describes the user needs assessment of ... |
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| Evaluation of the Airport Target Identification System (ATIDS) Beacon Multilateration System (93-CRDA-0052) |
MAY 2000 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony J. Stevens; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Airport Target Identification System (ATIDS) is a new surveillance and identification system for locating Mode Select Beacon System (Mode S) equipped aircraft and vehicles. Its primary use is as a surface Beacon surveillance system to provide Flight Number Identification (ID) to the existing Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model 3 (ASDE-3) radar and Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) . The system is also capable of ... |
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| Juneau, Alaska, Wind Hazard Information System (WHIS): A Wintertime Assessment of Wind Sensors on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire |
MAR 2000 |
163 pages |
| Authors:
William Benner; Thomas Carty; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Weather Branch performed a 6-week wintertime assessment of wind sensors on Mt. Washington, NH, in 1999. The purpose of the effort was to perform a preliminary investigation of the severe weather performance capabilities of anemometers for use in the prototype Wind Hazard Information System (WHIS) at Juneau International Airport, AK. The test site was selected as it is subjected to extreme ... |
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| Simulation of the North Atlantic Air Traffic and Separation Scenarios |
FEB 2000 |
180 pages |
| Authors:
Christine M. Gerhardt-Falk; E. A. Elasyed; Dale Livingston; Brian Colamosca; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This report presents a comprehensive study of the air traffic over the North Atlantic (NAT) Ocean. The main purpose of the study is to assess the fuel savings benefit of proposed changes to the separation standards in the NAT Minimum Navigation Performance Specification (MNPS) airspace. The report describes in detail the purpose of the study, literature survey of relevant work, requirements for the air traffic ... |
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| Situation Awareness in Air Traffic Control: Enhanced Displays for Advanced Operations |
JAN 2000 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Mica Endsley; Randy Sollenberger; Akiko Nakata; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Future changes in the National Airspace System indicate a self- separation operational concept. This study examined the Air Traffic Control Specialist's ability to maintain situation awareness and provide needed monitoring and separation functions under this concept. The study also provides an empirical evaluation of the effects of an enhanced display concept as a window on the existing air traffic control radar display. This window furnished ... |
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| Air Traffic Control Specialist Visual Scanning II: Task Load, Visual Noise, and Intrusions Into Controlled Airspace |
DEC 1999 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Ben Willems; Robert C. Allen; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started an Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) information-scanning program a number of years ago. The goal is to learn about how controllers use information displays and develop techniques for reducing air traffic-related errors. This report describes a research project conducted at the Research Development and Human Factors Laboratory of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. Volunteer controllers participated ... |
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| Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Test Plan for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway (FBWTG) |
JAN 1999 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Bart Khatiwala; William E. Benner; Gerald DiMassa; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway (FBWTG) is a communications gateway to the FAA for high-resolution gridded weather forecast data (e.g., Eta Forecast Model, Aviation (AVN) and Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) and airborne observation data (e.g., Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System (MDCRS)) from the National Weather Service Telecommunications Gateway (NWSTG). The FBWTG will provide the capability to simultaneously and continuously ... |
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| Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) Baseline System Performance Characteristics Test Report |
SEP 1998 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Dudas; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This report documents the baseline performance characteristics of the Precision Runway Monitor (PRM) system as recorded during the various phases of the PRM test program. This report is a composite information from the various phases of the PRM test program. Based on participation in the PRM test program and a review of applicable test reports, ACT-310 has determined that the PRM system meets the PRM specification ... |
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| Health Hazards of Combustion Products From Aircraft Composite Materials |
SEP 1998 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Sanjeev Ganhi; Richard E. Lyon; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Concerns about the potential health hazards of burning fiber- reinforced polymer composites in aircraft fires parallel the rising usage of these materials for commercial aircraft primary and secondary structures. An overview of the nature and the potential hazards associated with airborne carbon fibers released during flaming combustion of aircraft composites is presented. The current data derived from animal studies are insufficient to determine the acute ... |
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| Cargo Compartment Fire Protection in Large Commercial Transport Aircraft |
JUL 1998 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
David Blake; Timothy Marker; Richard Hill; John Reinhardt; Constantine Sarkos; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This report describes recent research by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to cargo compartment fire protection in large transport aircraft. A gaseous hydrofluorocarbon, HFC-125, was compared to Halon 1301 in terms of fire suppression effectiveness and agent decomposition levels in the cargo compartment and passenger cabin during full-scale tests involving a bulk-loaded cargo fire. Also, a zoned water mist system was designed and evaluated ... |
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| Human Factors Technical Writer's Guide |
JUN 1998 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Michael D. Snyder; David J. Bryant; Jean Dunn; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Program Directorate for Aviation Simulation and Human Factors (ACT-500) of the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center determined that there should be a standardized method to create technical documents. The Human Factors Branch (ACT-530) was tasked to develop this document. They decided that standardizing technical documents should not only dwell on developing the document but teaching basic writing techniques to make all ... |
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| The Development and Evaluation of a Behaviorally Based Rating Form for the Assessment of En Route Air Traffic Controller Performance |
JUN 1998 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer J. Vardaman; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This project expanded and evaluated the performance evaluation method developed by Sollenberger, Stein, and Gromelski (1997), a Terminal Radar Approach Control rating form and training package designed to better assess air traffic controller performance. The form is a research-oriented testing and assessment tool designed to measure the efficacy of new air traffic control (ATC) systems, system enhancements, and operational procedures in simulation research. The rating ... |
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| Traffic Information Service (TIS) Developmental/Operational Test and Evaluation (DT&E and OT&E) Final Test Report |
JUN 1998 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
Michael McNeil; Robert Sharkey; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Traffic Information Service (TIS) Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Final Test Report is prepared by the Mode Select (Mode S) Test Group of the Surveillance Branch ACT-310. It provides the detailed analysis, results, the final conclusions, and recommendations drawn from the DT&E and OT&E of the TIS data link service for the Mode S Beacon Radar System. ... |
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| Final Report for Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Controller Equipment (ACE) Operational Test and Evaluation |
MAY 1998 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Colleen Horan; Michael R. Melillo; Karen J. Peio; Edward F. Nuzman; James P. Vicente; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Controller Equipment (ACE) system is a display system that provides weather products from the ASOS and other weather product systems to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs), Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), and other selected locations. Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of the ACE was conducted in four phases, commencing at the FAA William J. ... |
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| Automated Surface Observing System. ASOS User's Guide |
MAR 1998 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The ASOS User's Guide provides a fundamental description and explanation of ASOS and its impact upon users of the Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) and other ASOS data. This guide is therefore designed to speak to a variety of interests inside and outside the federal meteorological community. The guide is written for those with more than a rudimentary understanding of the manual surface observation program. Using the ... |
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| Reduced Horizontal Separation Minima (RHSM) Concept Exploration Simulation |
MAR 1998 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth Elkan; Parimal Kopardekar; David Stahl; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Coordinating Group has been investigating a number of concepts to improve operational efficiency for flights in the Pacific Oceanic region. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Requirements (ATR-3 10) and Air Traffic Operations (ATO-100) program offices tasked the Simulation and Systems Integration Branch (ACT-540), in cooperation with the Oceanic and Offshore Integrated Product Team (AUA-600), to ... |
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| Human Factors Evaluation of Vocoders for Air Traffic Control Environments Phase II: ATC Simulation |
DEC 1997 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Randy L. Sollenberger; James LaDue; Brian Carver; Annmarie Heinze; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Vocoders offer a potential solution to radio congestion by digitizing human speech and compressing the signal to achieve low bandwidth voice transmissions. A reduction in bandwidth will allow the addition of more communication channels to the system and reduce radio congestion. This air traffic control simulation study is the second phase of a research effort to compare the effectiveness of two 4.8 kbps vocoders (designated as ... |
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| En Route Generic Airspace Evaluation |
DEC 1997 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry A. Guttman; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This En Route Generic Airspace Evaluation is one of a series of air traffic control (ATC) simulation experiments. It is directed toward development and validation of the use of generic airspace for use in ATC research and development. For this project, generic refers to a sector that embodies the important elements of an en route sector including airways, en route radar performance, restricted areas, and ... |
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| Voice Technology Study Report |
DEC 1997 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Richard M. Mogford; Armida Rosiles; Dan Wagner; Kenneth R. Allendoerfer; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This document presents the findings of a voice technology study that evaluated the potential of a speech to text and voice recognition system to support an Airway Facilities maintenance task. Researchers conducted the test at an Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR)-9 site at the William J. Hughes Technical Center. Thirteen Airway Facilities specialists completed the procedure twice, once with the voice technology system and again with a ... |
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| Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness |
DEC 1997 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Mica R. Endsley; Richard H. Mogford; Kenneth R. Allendoerfer; Michael D. Snyder; Earl S. Stein; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Free flight represents a major change in the way that aircraft are handled in the National Airspace System. It has the potential to significantly increase airspace utilization and, by doing so, improve aircraft throughput. The degree to which these objectives can be met without compromising aircraft safety will depend on appropriate changes in the air traffic control system. This study provides an evaluation of some of the potential ... |
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| Weather Systems Processor (WSP) Demonstration Validation (DEMVAL) Plan (Phase I and Phase II) |
NOV 1997 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Radame Martinez; Tai Lee; Cindy Adamskyj; Baxter Stretcher; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| Research and development of the Weather Systems Processor (WSP) is being accomplished in an effort to satisfy one of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) performance goals in the area of System Efficiency, which is to develop and demonstrate the capability of new systems to decrease the rate of delays due to weather by 10 percent by the year 2002. This plan addresses the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Lincoln Laboratory ... |
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| Aviation Impact Variable (AIV) Editor Evaluation Report |
SEP 1997 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
William Benner; Thomas Carty; Starr Fox; Danny Sims; Karen Peio; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This report summarizes the Aviation Impact Variable (AIV) Editor evaluation conducted at the Aviation Weather Center (AWC) in Kansas City, Missouri, by ACT-320, from February 13 through 23, 1996. The AIV Editor was developed by the Forecast System Laboratory (FSL) to enable forecasters to view and edit weather data grids used to issue Airmen Meteorological Statements (AIRMETS). The current prototype version addresses in flight icing ... |
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| Aviation Weather Center Area Forecaster and Convective SIGMET ForecasterHuman Factors Evaluation Report |
SEP 1997 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
William Benner; Thomas Carty; Starr Fox; Karen Peio; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| This report describes the human factors evaluation of the Aviation Weather Center (AWC) forecaster work area conducted by ACT-320 at AWC in Kansas City, Missouri, from October 30 through November 3,1995, and November 14 through November 17, 1995. The evaluation of the AWC forecaster work area revealed several issues that impacted the performance, comfort, and workload of forecasters. The following problems could create considerable unnecessary task ... |
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| Heliport Visual Approach and Departure Airspace Tests. Volume 1. Summary |
AUG 88 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Rosanne M. Weiss; Christopher J. Wolf; Maureen Harris; James Triantos; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| During the winter and spring of 1987 flight tests were conducted at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center's Concepts Development and Demonstration Heliport at the Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. The purpose of these flights was to examine and validate the current heliport approach/departure surfaces criteria as defined in the heliport Design Guide and to recommend modifications to these surfaces, if appropriate. The flight activities were ... |
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| Heliport Visual Approach Surface High Temperature and High Altitude TestPlan |
JUN 88 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Marvin S. Plotka; Rosanne M. Weiss; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
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| The purpose of this test plan on Helicopter Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Clearance project to be conducted at high temperature and high altitude conditions are as follows: (a) The identification of problems to be investigated; (b) The definition of the tasks required to resolve these problems; (c) The development of test procedures; (d) The description of the methodology for data collection, reduction, and analysis; (e) The ... |
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