Analysis of Mental Workload during En-route Air Traffic Control Task Execution Based on Eye-Tracking Technique

Caroline Martin (1) , Julien Cegarra (1) , Philippe Averty (2)

1 CLLE - Cognition, langues, langage, ergonomie
2 DGAC - Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile

This text aims to present a study which deals with mental workload evaluation during task execution. It is focused on the Air Traffic Controllers working situation. In this document, we mainly introduce an experiment which has been conducted in a French En-Route air traffic center with the participation of Air Traffic Controllers. Four principal experiment characteristics are detailed: the experiment procedure, the working situation elaborated for our experimentation, the nature of the task achieved by participants, and the technique chosen to analyze mental workload felt by operators. We finally present the main results from our first data analysis which seem to confirm major observations known in the field of air traffic control, as well as, mental workload study field.

Mots clés: Mental workload analysis; Air Traffic Controller; Eye-tracking eye fixations pupil diameter

Domaines: Psychologie

Caroline Martin, Julien Cegarra, Philippe Averty. Analysis of Mental Workload during En-route Air Traffic Control Task Execution Based on Eye-Tracking Technique. EPCE 2011: International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Jul 2011, Orlando, United States. pp.592-597/ISBN: 978-3-642-21741-8, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-21741-8_63⟩. ⟨hal-02954477⟩