Design of information Display Systems for Air Traffic Control - FAA

1. Report No.
DOT/FAA/CT-TN04/33
Technical Report Documentation Page
2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
Design of Information Display Systems for Air Traffic Control
7. Author(s)
Tanya Yuditsky, Ph.D., ATO-P, Ferne Friedman-Berg, Ph.D., Titan Systems Corporation,
and Alfred Smith, Ph.D., ATO-P
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
Federal Aviation Administration
NAS Human Factors Group
William J. Hughes Technical Center
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Federal Aviation Administration
1575 I Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
5. Report Date
November 2004
6. Performing Organization Code
ATO-P
8. Performing Organization Report No.
DOT/FAA/CT-TN04/33
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No.
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Technical Note
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
ATO-P
15. Supplementary Notes
16. Abstract
This document presents standards and guidelines for the design of Information Display Systems for Air Traffic Control (ATC). A
computer-based Information Display System (IDS) provides access to various types of information needed to perform a job. The ATC
environment and the time critical nature of Air Traffic operations bring unique requirements for an IDS. We developed the standards
and guidelines provided here based on existing design guidelines and a study that explored the information and design requirements in
the various ATC domains. We conducted structured interviews with 112 ATC Specialists to identify the problems and benefits they
experience with IDSs in the field today. We also conducted workshops with Specialists from the field to review and validate our
findings. The standards describe the elements that emerged as being critical in the design of an IDS for ATC and the guidelines can be
used to effectively implement the standards. We also provide recommendations for human factors activities to support development of
IDS design and to evaluate the implementation of the standards.
17. Key Words
Air Traffic Control, Design Guidelines, Display Design, Human Factors,
Information Display
18. Distribution Statement
This document is available to the public through
the National Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Virginia, 22161
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21. No. of Pages
38
22. Price