The impact of out-the-window size on air traffic controllers’ visual behaviours and response time on digital tower operations

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Wen-Chin
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Peter
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jingyi
dc.contributor.authorLin, John
dc.contributor.authorKearney, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-20T15:19:35Z
dc.date.available2022-07-20T15:19:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-24
dc.description.abstractDigital tower using video-panorama display permits the provision of air traffic services remotely without the need for a local physical tower. The recent growth of visual science has demonstrated the popular concept in respect of the size of display “bigger is better”. The aim of this research is to examine the sizes of Out-the-Window (OTW) panoramic displays and how they affect controller's visual behaviours, response time and workload. There are two validated OTW (43-inch vs 55-inch) which can potentially be implemented in the digital tower module. It is critical to investigate air traffic controllers’ cognitive demand and monitoring performance while interacting with different sizes of OTW in the digital tower module. This research recruited 15 qualified controllers working at a European regional airport. The results demonstrated that a 43-inch display was a better human-computer interaction in target identification than a 55-inch OTW panorama display. The subjective and objective approaches revealed that controllers’ visual behaviours and response times were difference while interacting with different sizes of OTW, but controllers’ workload did not show difference. The bigger screen presents bigger stimuli which are easier spotted by ATCOs, but it induces bigger amplitude of head and eye movements, bigger distortion on both edges of screen and longer response time on target identifications. System designers should be aware of the effects of peripheral vision and visual distortion on panorama displays while designing digital tower modules for the provision of future air traffic services.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLi WC, Moore P, Zhang J, et al., (2022) The impact of out-the-window size on air traffic controllers’ visual behaviours and response time on digital tower operations. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Volume 166, October 2022, Article number 102880en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1071-5819
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102880
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18204
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAugmented visualizationen_UK
dc.subjectDigital toweren_UK
dc.subjectHuman-computer interactionen_UK
dc.subjectPanoramic displaysen_UK
dc.subjectVisual behavioursen_UK
dc.titleThe impact of out-the-window size on air traffic controllers’ visual behaviours and response time on digital tower operationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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