FAA Air Traffic Control Operations Concepts. Volume 7. ATCT (Airport Traffic Control Towers) Tower Controllers

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Abstract:

This volume is one of a series of operations concepts for the Air Traffic Controllers. It describes how Tower controllers in Airport Traffic Control Towers may perform their operational jobs in the manual, ARTS, TPX-42 environment. Separate analysis are presented for the three basic control positions Local Control, Ground Control, and Clearance DeliveryFlight Data. Included here are Composition Graphs, showing the logical flow of operational tasks performed in response to or anticipation of external Air Traffic Events a series of analyses of these tasks, including Information Requirements, CognitiveSensory Attributes, and Performance criteria a User Interface Language aggregating system input and output messages in a hierarchical organization decomposition of tasks to their constituent procedural elements and traceability between tasks and ATC procedures documents. Data presented here are generated and maintained using the Computer-Human Operational Requirements Analysis System CHORAS. CHORAS includes an automated task data base, specialized graphing capabilities, and display and hard copy output features tailored to the needs of operations concept analysis. Keywords Federal Aviation Administration FAA, Task Analysis, Composition graphs, Man machine interface.

Author(s):
Alexander, J. R. ; Alley, V. L. ; Ammerman, H. L. ; Fairhurst, W. S. ; Hostetler, C. M.
Author Organization(s):
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC COLORADO SPRINGS CO
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Supplementary Note:
See also Volume 1, Change 1, AD-A210 449.
Pagination:
0791

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DOT/FAA/AP-87-01-VOL-7
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DTF-A01-85-Y-010304
Monitor Series:
87-01-VOL-7, DOT/FAA/AP
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.6.1_Assess Compliance with Guidance; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_6.3.1_Optimized Network Functions and Resources; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*AIRPORT CONTROL TOWERS, *AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, DATA BASES, INPUT, OUTPUT, CONTROL, REQUIREMENTS, GROUND LEVEL, JOBS, AUTOMATION, ORGANIZATIONS, TRAFFIC, INTERFACES, DOCUMENTS, LANGUAGE, USER NEEDS, OPERATIONS RESEARCH, EXTERNAL, MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS, HIERARCHIES, DECOMPOSITION, HARD COPY, INFORMATION PROCESSING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Terminal Flight Facilities, Air Navigation and Guidance
Report Date:
1989 Apr 21