Browsing ICAT - Reports and Papers by Title
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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Automation on Pilot Situational Awareness in the Datalink ATC Environmental
(2015-03-18)An experiment to study how automation, when used in conjunction with datalink for the delivery of ATC clearance amendments, affects the situational awareness of aircrews was conducted. The study was focused on the relationship ... -
Experimental Study of Vertical Flight Path Mode Awareness
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1995-03)An experimental simulator study was run to test pilot detection of an error in autopilot mode selection. Active airline air crew were asked to fly landing approaches by commanding the Flight Path Angle mode while monitoring ... -
An Exploratory Survey of Informantion Requirements for Instrument Approach Charts
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Feasibility Study of Short Takeoff and Landing Urban Air Mobility Vehicles Using Geometric Programming
(2018-07-10)Electric Short Takeoff and Landing (eSTOL) vehicles are proposed as a path towards implementing an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) network that reduces critical vehicle certification risks and offers advantages in vehicle performance ... -
Flight Test Report of the Jungle Hawk Owl Long-Endurance UAV
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Flight Test Results of a Subscale Super-STOL Aircraft
(2020-01-15)This paper presents the results from initial flight tests of a 30% scale demonstrator of a blown-wing SuperSTOL concept aircraft, intended for operation from extremely short runways of 100 ft or less. The subscale ... -
Framework for Understanding the Driver's Trust in Automation and Its Implications on Driver's Decision and Behavior
(2018-02-26)The aim of this paper is to understand how designs of the automated driving system influence the driver's automation use decisions, and to provide design recommendations for SAE level 2 or 3 automated driving systems that ... -
Fuel Benefit from Optimal Trajectory Assignment on the North Atlantic Tracks
(2016-05-24)The North Atlantic Tracks represent one of the highest density international traffic regions in the world. Due to the lack of high-resolution radar coverage over this region, the tracks are subject to more restrictive ... -
Fuel Efficiency Benefits and Implementation Consideration for Cruise Altitude and Speed Optimization in the National Airspace System
(2014-07-29)This study examines the potential fuel burn benefits of altitude and speed optimization in the cruise phase of flight for domestic airlines in the United States. Airlines can achieve cost reductions and reduce environmental ... -
Game Theory Analysis of Aircraft Manufacturer Innovation Strategies in the Face of Increasing Airline Fuel Costs
(2011-05-20)The air transportation system is a vital infrastructure that enables economic growth and provides significant social benefits. Future increases and volatility in crude oil prices, as well as environmental charges, are ... -
Game Theory Analysis of the Impact of Single Aisle Aircraft Competition on Fleet Emissions
(2011-09-20)To meet aviation’s CO2 emission reduction targets while maintaining mobility in the face of increasing effective fuel costs, technology innovation will be required. The single aisle commercial aircraft market segment is ... -
Generalized Philosophy of Alerting with Applications for Parallel Approach Collision Prevention
(2000-08)An alerting system is automation designed to reduce the likelihood of undesirable outcomes that are due to rare failures in a human-controlled system. It accomplishes this by monitoring the system, and issuing warning ... -
A Geometric Approach Towards Airspace Assessment for Emerging Operations
(2019-06-14)Emerging Urban Air Mobility (UAM)operators propose to introduce extensive flight networks into metropolitan airspace.However,this airspace currently contains complex legacy airspace constructs and flight operations that ... -
Hazard Avoidance Alerting With Markov Decision Processes
(2004-08)This thesis describes an approach to designing hazard avoidance alerting systems based on a Markov decision process (MDP) model of the alerting process, and shows its benefits over standard design methods. One benefit ... -
The hidden value of air transportation infrastructure
(2003-06-10)Air transportation is a key strategic asset in that it provides access to markets and thereby enables the economic development of nations. Thus, in order to maintain their competitiveness in a global economy, countries ... -
How Air Transport Connects The World: A New Metric of Air Connectivity and Its Evolution Between 1990 And 2012
(2015-03-11)Scheduled air transport services connect airports throughout the world and thereby enable interaction on a global scale. By doing so, they spur globalization (Hummels, 2007) as well as social and economic development ... -
Human Factors Flight Testing of an ADS-B Based Traffic Alerting System for General Aviation
(2013-08-06)Mid-air collisions are a concern for general aviation. Current traffic alerting systems have limited usability in the airport environment where a majority of mid-air collisions occur. A Traffic Situation Awareness with ... -
A Human Subject Evaluation of Airport Surface Situational Awareness Using Prototypical Flight Deck Electronic Taxi Chart Displays
(1994-08)The advent of Instrument Landing Systems has allowed aircraft to safely takeoff and land in low visibility conditions. However, the lack of a means by which pilots can safely navigate on the ground in poor visibility ... -
Human-Centered Systems Analysis of Aircraft Separation from Adverse Weather
(2004-06)Adverse weather significantly impacts the safety and efficiency of flight operations. Weather information plays a key role in mitigating the impact of adverse weather on flight operations by supporting air transportation ... -
Human-Centered Systems Analysis Of Mixed Equipage In Oceanic Air Traffic Control
(2004-02)Technical capabilities for improved communication, surveillance, and navigation (CNS) over the oceans are currently available. However, all aircraft operators will not equip simultaneously because of the high costs ...