A predominant research focus in the free flight community has been on the type of information required on the flight deck to enable pilots to 'autonomously' maintain separation from other aircraft. At issue are the relative utility and requirement for information exchange between aircraft regarding the current 'state' and/or the 'intent' of each aircraft. This paper presents the experimental design and some initial findings of an experimental research study designed to provide insight into the issue of intent information exchange in constrained en-route operations and its effect on pilot decision making and flight performance. Two operational modes for autonomous operations were compared in a piloted simulation. The tactical mode was characterized primarily by the use of state information for conflict detection and resolution and an open-loop means for the pilot to meet operational constraints. The strategic mode involved the combined use of state and intent information, provided the pilot an additional level of alerting, and allowed a closed-loop approach to meeting operational constraints. Potential operational benefits of both modes are illustrated through several scenario case studies. Subjective data results are presented that generally indicate pilot consensus in favor of the strategic mode.


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    Title :

    Airborne Use of Traffic Intent Information in a Distributed Air-Ground Traffic Management Concept: Experiment Design and Preliminary Results


    Contributors:
    D. J. Wing (author) / R. J. Adams (author) / J. A. Duley (author) / B. M. Legan (author) / B. E. Barmore (author)

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    31 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English