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Improving pilot understanding of TCAS through the traffic situation display

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dc.contributor.advisor Pritchett, Amy R.
dc.contributor.author Cleveland, William Peter en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Feigh, Karen M.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Olson, Wes
dc.contributor.department Aerospace Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-15T02:58:28Z
dc.date.available 2013-06-15T02:58:28Z
dc.date.issued 2013-01-02 en_US
dc.description.abstract The goal of this thesis is to improve pilot understanding of the Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) by changing the Traffic Situation Display (TSD). This is supported by two objectives. The first objective is to create an integrated, realistic air traffic environment. This serves as an experimental platform for testing and evaluating future TCAS TSDs. The simulator environment includes a desktop flight simulator, background air traffic simulator, and intruder aircraft. The intruder aircraft uses seven dimensional waypoints to robustly follow trajectories and cause specific resolution advisories. Second, the relative benefits of, and potential concerns with, new TCAS TSDs are explored using a structured, iterative design process with subject matter ex- perts (SMEs). Incremental changes to the TSD were implemented into the simulator environment. SMEs evaluated the displays and potential points of confusion were identified. Several display features are discussed and implemented for future evaluations. These include boundary lines of TCAS variables depicted on the TSD and on a vertical situation display, speed lines which vary with the TCAS estimate of time to closest point of approach, and a prediction of the safe altitude target during a resolution advisory. Scenarios which may be confusing or misleading are discussed. These scenarios may be ameliorated or exacerbated by display features. This information is useful to guide both design and certification or operational approval and is a starting place for future TCAS experiments. en_US
dc.description.degree MS en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47726
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Display design en_US
dc.subject Air traffic simulator en_US
dc.subject TSD en_US
dc.subject TCAS en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Navigation
dc.subject.lcsh Aids to navigation
dc.subject.lcsh Air-pilot guides
dc.title Improving pilot understanding of TCAS through the traffic situation display en_US
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dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
local.relation.ispartofseries Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
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