Structural considerations and cognitive complexity in air traffic control

Jonathan Histon 1 John Hansman 1 Blake Gottlieb 1 Howard Kleinwaks 1 Sarah Yenson 1 Daniel Delahaye 2 Stéphane Puechmorel 3
1 MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 DGAC - Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile
3 ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile
Abstract : The ability of air traffic controllers to deal with complex situations is a limiting factor in airspace capacity. The underlying airspace structure and other procedural elements are thought to be important factors in reducing a controller's cognitive complexity through the use of structure based abstractions. Because cognitive complexity cannot be directly observed it must be investigated indirectly. This paper discusses and presents examples of how directly observable states and controllers' subjective responses can be used to indirectly probe and gain insight into how structure based abstractions are used to manage cognitive complexity.
Keywords : traffic control air traffic control cognitive science decision making joining processes monitoring probes process planning safety surveillance
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Jonathan Histon, John Hansman, Blake Gottlieb, Howard Kleinwaks, Sarah Yenson, et al.. Structural considerations and cognitive complexity in air traffic control. Air Traffic Control Quaterly Journal, ATCA, 2002, 10 (2), pp 1C2-1 - 1C2-13 vol.1. ⟨10.1109/DASC.2002.1067894⟩. ⟨hal-00938407⟩

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