Browsing Air Transportation Research by Title
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Identification of Communication and Coordination Issues in the U. S. Air Traffic Control System
(2001-06)Today’s air traffic control system is approaching the point of saturation, as evidenced by increasing delays across the National Airspace System (NAS). There exists an opportunity to enhance NAS efficiency and reduce ... -
Identification of Important "Party Line" Informational Elements and the Implications for Situational Awareness in the Datalink Environment
(2015-03-18)Air/ground digital datalink communications are an integral component of the FAA's Air Traffic Control (ATC) modernization strategy. With the introduction of datalink into the ATC system, there is concern over the potential ... -
Impact of Air Transportation on Regional Economic and Social Connectivity in the United States
(2002-10)This paper identifies some of the forces that influence the impact of air transportation on regional connectivity and economic productivity in the United States. In light of recent threats to the financial viability of the ... -
The Impact of Fuel Based Speed Reductions on Controller Conflicts in the National Airspace System
(2012-11-01)Motivated by increasing fuel prices and a higher environmental awareness, a reduction in aircraft cruise speed leads to fuel-burn benefits. However such a change will likely not occur simultaneously fleet wide. Thus, it ... -
The Impact of GPS Velocity Based Flight Control on Flight Instrumentation Architecture
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1999-06)This thesis explores the use of velocity information obtained by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to close the aircraft’s flight control loop. A novel framework to synthesize attitude information from GPS ... -
The Impact of Information Technologies on Air Transportation
(2005-01)The Air Transportation System and several key subsystems including the Aircraft, Airline, and Air Traffic Management are modeled as interacting control loops. The impact of Information Technologies on each of these subsystems ... -
Impact of Operating Context on the Use of Structure in Air Traffic Controller Cognitive Processes
(2003-06-23)This paper investigates the influence of structure on air traffic controllers’ cognitive processes in the TRACON, En Route, and Oceanic environments. Radar data and voice command analyses were conducted to support hypotheses ... -
The Impact of Structure on Cognitive Complexity in Air Traffic Control
(2002-06)Focused interviews with air traffic controllers and traffic management unit personnel, as well as analysis of traffic flow patterns based on Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS) data, suggest that controllers rely on ... -
Implications of Contingency Planning Support for Weather and Icing
(2003-06-16)A human-centered systems analysis was applied to the adverse aircraft weather encounter problem in order to identify desirable functions of weather and icing information. The importance of contingency planning was identified ... -
Implications of Contingency Planning Support for Weather and Icing Information
(SAE International, 2003)A human-centered systems analysis was applied to the adverse aircraft weather encounter problem in order to identify desirable functions of weather and icing information. The importance of contingency planning was identified ... -
The Importance of Air Transportation to the U.S. Economy: Analysis of Industry Use and Proximity to Airports
(2013-05-16)This thesis investigates broader impacts of air transportation on U.S. economic productivity, as well as market access and business location, in order to help identify how aviation supports the national economy. More ... -
Improvement of Terminal Area Capacity in the New York Airspace
(2011-02-17)The New York airspace is the most congested in the U.S. air transportation network. Increasing capacity in this area is critical to ensure the balanced growth of traffic across the U.S. This study compares the total ... -
The Influence Of Runway Occupancy Time And Wake Vortex Separation Requirements On Runway Throughput
(2013-09-17)Air traffic growth in the U.S. has led to runway capacity constraints in the air transportation network. There has been limited new construction of runways due to land availability. One approach to increase capacity of ... -
An Integrated Approach to Evaluating Risk Mitigation Measures for UAV Operational Concepts in the NAS
(AIAA, 2005-09-26)An integrated approach is outlined in this paper to evaluate risks posed by operating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the National Airspace System. The approach supports the systematic evaluation of potential risk mitigation ... -
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 ...