Browsing ICAT - Reports and Papers by Title
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Introducing Structural Considerations into Complexity Metrics
(2002)Field observations and focused interviews of Air Traffic Controllers have been used to generate a list of key complexity factors in Air Traffic Control. The underlying structure of the airspace was identified as relevant ... -
Investigating Collision Avoidance for Small UAS using Cooperative Surveillance and ACAS X
(2019-05-20)Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) have proliferated over the last decade. While these platforms offer many benefits to society, they pose a dangerous mid-air collision hazard. In order to safely integrate into airspace ... -
Investigating Conformance Monitoring Issues in Air Traffic Control Using Fault Detection Approaches
(2003-11)In order to maintain Air Traffic Control (ATC) system safety, security and efficiency, conformance monitoring must be performed to ensure that aircraft adhere to their assigned clearances. New Decision Support Tools ... -
Investigating Issues Of Display Content Vs. Clutter During Air-To-Ground Targeting Missions
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) 48th Annual Meeting, 2004-09-20)This paper investigates competing influences of display content and clutter on pilot performance during flight guidance and target acquisition phases of air-to-ground targeting missions. Based on interviews with F/A-18 ... -
Investigation of the Impacts of Effective Fuel Cost Increase on the US Air Transportation Network and Fleet
(2011-05-20)The cost of aviation fuel increased 244% between July 2004 and July 2008, becoming the largest operating cost item for airlines. Given the potential for future increases in crude oil prices, as well as environmental costs ... -
Investigation of the Potential Impacts of the Entry of Very Light Jets in the National Airspace System
(2006-11-20)Very Light Jets (VLJs) constitute a class of three to eight passenger turbofan-powered aircraft that will enter service in 2006 and will need to be integrated into the National Airspace System. An aircraft performance ... -
Investments in Rural Air Transportation Networks in Developing Countries
(2004)Rural airfields provide vital access to many remote regions of the world, thus enabling their socioeconomic development. While these facilities are usually very simple, their construction and maintenance can be very ... -
Key Human-Centered Transition Issues for Future Oceanic Air Traffic Control Systems
(2004-09)Communication, navigation, surveillance, and decision support capabilities in Oceanic air traffic control are evolving significantly. It is important to consider the effect of the changes on the controller’s task. In ... -
Manufacturing Methods for a Solid Rocket Motor Propelling a Small, Fast Flight Vehicle
(2019-06-05)A gap exists in the design space for aircraft mass and speed: no flight vehicles with a mass of less than 10 kg and speed greater than 100 m/s are available. The small, fast "Firefly" flight vehicle is being developed to ... -
Market and Infrastructure Analysis of Future Air Cargo Demand in China
(2003-11-17)This paper describes an analysis of future air cargo demand in China and its implications for system infrastructure. By extrapolating current trends and evaluating government policies, China is projected to achieve ... -
Mitigating Complexity in Air Traffic Control: The Role of Structure-Based Abstractions
(2008-08)Cognitive complexity is a limiting factor on the capacity and efficiency of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. A multi-faceted cognitive ethnography approach shows that structure, defined as the physical and informational ... -
Model Development for a Comparison of VTOL and STOL Electric Aircraft Using Geometric Programming
(2019-09-04)There is widespread interest in the use of electric aircraft for short missions in and around urban areas. Most of the vehicle configurations proposed for these missions are electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) ... -
Modeling Changes in Connectivity at U.S. Airports: A Small Community Perspective
(2013-06-11)There currently exists no industry-standard model for measuring an airport's level of connectivity to the global air transportation network. This discussion paper introduces the Airport Connectivity Quality Index (ACQI)--a ... -
Modeling Performance and Noise of Advanced Operational Procedures for Current and Future Aircraft
(2017-02-06)Increasing concerns regarding aircraft noise has encouraged the push to reduce noise via operational adjustments. The objective here is thus to expand analysis capabilities to enable modeling of the impact on aircraft noise ... -
Modeling the Air Traffic Controller's Cognitive Projection Process
(2006-11-20)Cognitive projection enables the operator of a supervisory control system, such as air traffic control, to use predicted future behavior of the system to make decisions about if and how to control the system. New procedures ... -
Modeling the Effects of Aircraft Flight Track Variability on Community Noise Exposure
(2017-07-20)The implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) routes across the National Airspace System (NAS) has caused a significant concentration of flight tracks. This flight track concentration also creates a concentration ... -
A Multi-Objective, Decomposition-Based Algorithm Design Methodology and its Application to Runway Operations Planning
(2004-09)Significant delays and resulting environmental impacts are commonly observed during departure operations at major US and European airports. One approach for mitigating airport congestion and delays is to exercise tactical ... -
Non-stop versus connecting air services: Airfares, costs, and consumers’ willingness to pay
(2019-06-28)Airlines provide both non-stop and connecting services. The airfare for each service type is determined largely by the willingness to pay (WTP) of passengers and the costs for airlines. This paper estimates the impact ... -
Observation and Analysis of Departure Operations at Boston Logan International Airport
(2000-11)The Departure Planner (DP) is a concept for a decision-aiding tool that is aimed at improving the departure operations performance at major congested airports. In order to support the development of the DP tool, the flow ...