Measuring high level automation related system performance in a future ATM environment
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| Coordinator | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN - Institutionen för industriell ekonomi och organisation |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 360 000 |
| Project duration | December 2011 - January 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The goal for the project was to be able to recommend how to measure and track performance related to automation in a future highly automated air traffic system. This work has within the scope of this project been started but not finished. Due to the complexity of this question it is doubtful if this could have been achieved even if the project had run its full course. The goal of bringing the Ph.D. student closer to graduation has been achieved.
Results and expected effects
The work related to the development of performance indicators related to automation that can be used to evaluate risk, operational outcomes and training needs has been started within this project. Further work is needed to be able to integrate such indicators in SAS´s current performance monitoring systems. The knowledge gained within the scope of this project will however benefit SAS through the Ph.D. student´s normal work within SAS. This work will also be taken further through other cooperation efforts currently under way between SAS and KTH.
Approach and implementation
The work within the scope of this project has been conducted in two steps: Through literature review of automation and its implications on the pilots´ workplace, and through interviews with pilots regarding their views of automation in the current system as well as possible future system implications. This work has been followed with studies more focused on possibilities related to performance monitoring in highly automated systems. The work on an article for a scientific journal has been started.