Flight crew perspective on the display of 4D information for en route and arrival merging and spacing

  • Authors:

  • Vernol Battiste;Walter W. Johnson;Nancy H. Johnson;Stacie Granada;Arik-Quang Dao

  • Affiliations:

  • San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose, CA;NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA;San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose, CA;San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose, CA;San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose, CA

  • Venue:
  • HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction platforms and techniques
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper introduces and describes a 3D Cockpit Situation Display (CSD) that includes the display of ownship and traffic, flight path intent, terrain and terrain alerting relative to current and proposed flight paths, conflict alerting and 3D weather. The primary function of the 3D CSD is to support the task of flight path management, although it is also designed to promote visual momentum and task awareness across displays. In this paper, we will discuss the approach to the design of the 3D CSD as well as describe the features of the display and their importance to traffic, terrain and general situation awareness. We will also list some of the pilot identified benefits of the 3D display. Finally, we will report on flight crew ratings of the usefulness and usability of the 3D display to support en route and arrival decision making.