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Mental Models in Air Traffic Control

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Automation and Systems Issues in Air Traffic Control

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 73))

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Air traffic control (ATC) is one of a number of situations in which humans must use remote control. Since it is impossible for the air traffic controller to directly observe and communicate with aircraft, electronic devices must be employed to collect and represent the required information and to relay the operator’s decisions.

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  1. Hickling Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Richard H. Mogford

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  1. Center for Aviation/Aerospace Research, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 32114-3900, Daytona Beach, FL, USA

    John A. Wise

  2. RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, GU14 6SZ, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

    V. David Hopkin

  3. Airway Science Simulation Laboratory, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 32114-3900, Daytona Beach, FL, USA

    Marvin L. Smith

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Mogford, R.H. (1991). Mental Models in Air Traffic Control. In: Wise, J.A., Hopkin, V.D., Smith, M.L. (eds) Automation and Systems Issues in Air Traffic Control. NATO ASI Series, vol 73. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76556-8_23

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