27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS2010-P8.3

MONITORING THE AIRPORT-CDM TURNROUND PROCESS: APPLYING A QUALITATIVE COGNITIVE MODEL BASED ON FIELD OBSERVATIONS

M. Groppe, R. Pagliari, D. Harris
Cranfield Univ., Germany

Keywords: collaborative decision making, cognitive engineering, turn-round process, human-machine interface, control room

The objective of this study is to better understand the cognitive mechanisms for monitoring the Aircraft Turn-Round Process during normal operation. Networks of participating operators are becoming increasingly large and complex and so creating unique challenges for human operators who must monitor these networks during aircraft turn-round for reliable operation.

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