27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-11.10.4

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF 3D DISPLAYS IN EARLY CONTROLLER TRAINING.

M. D. Cooper, A. Fridlund, M. Andel, C. Bojan*, J. -L. Hardy*
Linköping Univ., Sweden; *Eurocontrol, Belgium

Keywords: air traffic control, education, 3d

3D displays have long been explored in ATM but have never found favour. One area having potential, however, is the education of controllers. This paper describes results from experiments in the effect of 3D in trainee controller education, particularly in forming a clear 3D understanding of air traffic movement.

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