Evaluation of Four-Color Plan View Display Console

Technical and operational evaluations were conducted on Plan View Displays PVDs modified for both four-color and monochrome presentation. Two of six PVDs modified for color were tested and evaluated for display performance at the Federal Aviation Admininstration FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Data were collected on brightness and resolution, power consumption, color registration, character legibility and position accuracy, and distortion in the broadband or TV mode. A registration board failure analysis, a maintainability analysis, and a radio frequency radiation survey were also performed. All six color PVDs were subjectively evaluated for operational suitability at the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center ARTCC in Leesburg, Virginia. Data were collected to determine controllers reactions on the operational use of multicolor PVDs from questionnaires and taped interviews. Author