NextSim: A Platform-Independent Simulator for NextGen HF/E Research

• Francis T. Durso ^[1] ; Eric J. Stearman ; Scott Robertson ^[1]
  1. [1] Georgia Institute of Technology

     Georgia Institute of Technology

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Ergonomics in Design: The Quaterly of Human Factors Applications, ISSN 1064-8046, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 23-27
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Federal Aviation Administration expects a large increase in air traffic over the next 15 to 20 years. In response, the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) has been proposed, which will use newer technologies and automation to shift the way air traffic is managed. Many of the proposed changes need to be tested before implantation begins, but it is difficult to conduct human factors tests on an environment that does not yet exist. We describe an air traffic control (ATC) simulator developed for this purpose. NextSim is an ATC research simulator that collects performance, workload, and situation awareness data to address human factors/ergonomics issues that might arise in NextGen.