AMPLIFY ATM TEAMWORK WITH AUTOMATION
An Eye Tracking Study of Air Traffic Management Tools on Two Large Displays
During Regular ATM Simulator Training
VGA splitters and cables can be replaced with DVI
cables and splitters (VGA/DVI converters can
also be used)
1 SPLIT THE TWO SIGNALS
2 FRAME GRAB THE SIGNALS
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TOBII STUDIO
3 "VIRTUAL VIDEO
CAMERA"
Position windows so that they correspond to a photo of the actual screens GAZETRACKING 5 VGA-GRABBER Simulator computer VGA SPLITTER VGA SPLITTER Screen Screen VGA-
DVI GRABBER
DVI-USB VGA Grabber-computer Full Size Screen recordings (to hard drive) DVI out (1680x1050) DVI-GRABBER USB Tracker LAN cable TRACKER Tracker-computer
Live Gaze Plot USB
VGA VGA
VGA
VGA
VGA
Jonas Lundberg, Camilla Forsell, Jimmy Johansson, Billy Josefsson
Jonas.Lundberg@LiU.se Camilla.Forsell@LiU.se Jimmy.Johansson@LiU.se billy.josefsson@lfv.se
12 fully licensed ATCOS with valid ratings (6 male, 6 female, 9-38 years of experience)
were recorded during verification-of-competence scenarios including irregularities.
Data was also colllected to assess the design of conflict detection and planning tools.
Dual display eyetracking in an ATC position. Radio and discussion between planner and
executive was recorded. Quantiative analyses of gaze data is being conducted (above).
Qalitative analysis can be done through
synchronized replay and annotation software
Eytracking was found non-intrusive by ATCOS Q4: How can a normal dual screen ATC position be recorded through eye tracking?
Q1: How is visual attention distributed over ATM tools during regular work and during unusual events? Q2: Is there a difference between visual attention in the planner versus the executive positions?
Q3: Is there a difference between visual attention in overflight versus vertical movement control areas? 2011 – 2012 there were several incdents the air space over Sweden where aircraft were too close to each other.
As a consequence of the incidents LFV decided to investigate how the ATCOs actually work with their tools. More precisely, how they distrubute their (limited) visual attention over the two large displays in order to manage the traffic safely and efficiently.
