Previous research has found age-related deficits in a variety of cognitive processes. However, some studies have demonstrated age-related sparing on tasks where individuals have substantial experience, often attained over many decades. Here, the authors examined whether decades of experience in a fast-paced demanding profession, air traffic control (ATC), would enable older controllers to perfo...

Designing a usable human machine interface for air traffic control is challenging and should follow approved methods. The ISO 9241-210 standard promises high usability of products by integrating future users and following an iterative process. This contribution describes the proceeding and first results of the analysis and application of ISO 9241-210 to develop a planning tool for air traffic c...

Due to an anticipated increase in air traffic during the next decade, air traffic control in busy airports is one of the main challenges confronting controllers in the near future. Since the runway is often a bottleneck in an airport system, there is great interest in optimizing usage of the runway. Our study first presents a brief review of the aircraft landing problem. A model for the problem...

In a joint research project – Human Factors in Air Navigation Services, HUFA – between the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration and Lund University the focus is on human and organizational factors and safety in air traffic control. The Swedish Air Navigation Services (ANS) are undergoing major organizational changes in order to adapt to changing demands on efficiency and technical development ...

the aim of this research paper is the introduction of a novel mathematical approach to improvethe accuracy of the results of air pollution dispersion models based on the calibration of input backgroundconcentrations. using the dunkirk area of the city of nottingham in the uk as a case study, an air pollutionmodel in adms-roads was created for developing the mathematical approach. the iterative ...

This paper studied air traffic complexity by the theory of complex analysis. The calculation system of air traffic complexity measure and the robustness analysis of air traffic flow were proposed. When the aircraft influenced the air traffic flow complexity mostly, the flight warning system began to work. This paper discussed the theory of the monitoring and early warning based on the complexit...

The StayCentered Project at Technische Universität Chemnitz aims for assisting air traffic controllers in stressful traffic situations. Therefore we are seeking to comprehend air traffic controllers’ principles of operation within the dyadic team structure. First exploratory research revealed insights into air traffic controllers’ practices, their information processing (mental models), potenti...