Evaluating the multi-conflict display

Abstract

The growing demand for air travel in recent years has seen the development of new tools to help air traffic controllers manage their workload and continue to meet safety and performance standards [1]. However, studies have shown that these new tools do not always function as intended, and often result in poor performance outcomes [2]. To design better tools, designers must take greater consideration of the psychological processes involved in air traffic control [3, 4]. The Multi-Conflict Display [MCD; 5] was designed to help controllers by accounting for spatial-temporal processing involved in conflict detection. This paper accompanies a demonstration of the MCD and describes an intended evaluation to assess its effectiveness