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A11.i – Air Traffic Control/Technical Operations Human Factors – RE&D

FY 2017 Accomplishments

Research Goals

FAA Strategic Plan

Out Year Funding Requirements 
        - Priority 1: Make Aviation Safer and Smarter
        - Priority 2: Deliver benefits through Technology and Infrastructure. 
        - Develop effective on-the-job training techniques that will reduce the cost and time to train air traffic controllers
        - Identify human performance contributing and causal factors to maintenance incidents, and improve human performance within the air traffic system. 
        - Validate TRACON training standards and determine the reliability of the evaluation criteria.  This supports the goal to develop effective OJT training by providing a method to identify training performance weakness earlier in the training cycle.
        - Perform an analysis of System Integrity Risk Analysis Process data to identify patterns of human error during system outages.  This supports the goal to improve human performance in the air traffic system.  

Need
        - The ATC/TO Human Factors research program supports FAA strategic goals for increased safety and greater capacity by developing research products and promoting the use of those products to meet the future demands of the aviation system.
| FY 2017               | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
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| Funding Target ($000) | $236    | $242    | $241    | $$242   | $247 |

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G01M.02-04 Separation Management Concept & Analysis – Human Factors

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

Supports the following NSIP Operational Improvements (OIs):

102114: Initial Conflict Resolution Advisories

102117: Reduced Horizontal Separation Standards, En Route – 3 Miles

102118: Interval Management - Spacing

102137: Automation Support for Separation Management

102143: Relative Spacing Using Traffic Display

102144: Wake Turbulence Mitigation for Arrivals: CSPRs

102146: Flexible Routing

102148: Interval Management – Defined Interval

102154: Wake Re-Categorization

104122: Integrated Arrival Airspace Management

104127: Automated Support for Conflict Resolution

108212: Improved Management of Special Activity Airspace

105302: Continuous Flight Day Evaluation (TMI Attribute Standardization)

Understand roles and interactions of the controller, ground automation, and the necessary avionics required on the flight deck for successful “No Closer Than” operations

FY17:

Document initial research for assessing “No Closer Than” Spacing operations in the terminal area where TBFM is not being used.

Source: F&E CIP
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
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| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $0     | $0      | $500    | $1000  | $1000  |

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G05A.02-04 Integrated National Airspace Design and Procedure Planning - Human Factors

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

Supports the following NSIP Operational Improvements (OIs):

108209: Increase Capacity and Efficiency Using Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP).

104122: Integrated Arrival Airspace Management

104123: Time-Based Metering Using RNAV and RNP Route Assignments

104128: Time-Based Metering in the Terminal Environment

Document “lessons learned” and provide human factors guidance for RNAV/RNP procedure designers for future airport/airspace implementations

FY17:

Final report on control structure for PBN operations to FAA stakeholders and industry partners

Consolidate the identified PBN implementation issues and refine the evaluation criteria gained from interviews with RNAV/RNP procedure design specialists and draft report

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| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $0     | $0      | $1000   | $1000  | $1000  |

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Enhancing Aviation Safety Through Advanced Procedures, Training & Checking Methods, to include Loss of Control Detection, Avoidance, and Recovery (A11G.HF.1)

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Contract Funding ($K)

Define and validate data for training guidance and evaluation criteria for FAA Flight Standards personnel. Research areas include:
        - Mitigations for startle, surprise, and distraction for loss of control,
        - Flight path management, including manual flight ops
        - Crew Resource Management 
        - Distance learning, and 
        - Alternative paths to ATP

Experimental validation of training recommendations for flight path management, including manual flight ops.

Scientific and technical data to support CRM training and checking guidance, especially pilot monitoring, task management, and other tasks to prevent and mitigate loss of control.

Scientific and technical data to support recommendations for distance learning

Reduction in loss of control inflight accidents.

Reduced accidents and serious incidents due to lack of knowledge and skills for manual flight operations.

Updates to guidance for CRM training

Identification of effectiveness and appropriateness of distance learning.

Guidance for the degree to which training can supplant experience and to what degree.

Research Requirement
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $0     | $1,200  | $1,650  | $1,300 | $600   |

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Avionics & New Technologies (A11G.HF.2)

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

FAA needs development and update of human factors regulatory and guidance material on evolving flight deck technologies including ADS-B, Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), and moving maps

Focus is on human factors/pilot interface issues such as colors, symbols, fonts, labels, workload, situation awareness, errors, etc. as technology changes

Develop and update regulatory and guidance material (i.e., specific rules, ACs, TSOs, Handbooks, etc.) for specific systems (e.g., ADS-B, Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs), moving maps) and documents that provide more general guidance for all flight deck displays (e.g., AC 25-11, AC 23.1311)

Research plan to investigate the effects of CDTI/airport moving map display compellingness on pilot attention, alerting, field of view and workload.

Analysis of safety reports for EFBs/PEDs/tablets to discover issues and trends.

Update the Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Evaluation of Flight Deck Displays and Controls.
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $880   | $1,000  | $800    | $550   | $500   |

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Advanced Vision Systems – EFVS, EVS, SVS, and CVS, HUD, HMD – Cert and Ops Approval Criteria (A11G. HF.4)

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

Human factors research is needed to provide a basis for Flight Standards to evaluate and issue operational approvals for Advanced Vision Systems, HUD, and HMD as a part of the FAA's existing approval process.

Increase safety, efficiency, capacity, and throughput during low visibility conditions using advanced vision systems, head-up displays, and head-mounted displays.

Enable more flight operations to occur in low visibility conditions with less ground infrastructure while maintaining an appropriate level of safety during approach, landing, taxi, and takeoff operations.

SVS simulation measuring baseline performance.

Identification of minimum trainng and currency requirements for SVS proficiency.

Simulation to quantify the performance contribution of HUD use.

Research plan for pilot performance with CVS.
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
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| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $213   | $1,000  | $1,400  | $750   | $300   |

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Fatigue Mitigation in Flight Operations (A11G.HF.8)

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

Determine and develop information/measures/data criteria for on-going evaluation of the effectiveness of both FRMP and FRMS OpSpecs (A317 and A318) to mitigate flightcrew member fatigue and for the evaluation of improvements offered by the new regulation. 

Develop data to support recommendations for updating fatigue mitigation guidance and educational materials.

Reduced accident rate with pilot fatigue in flight operations as a causal or contributing factor. Flight Standards Service will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of fatigue risk management approaches used by certificate holders under CFR parts 121 and 117 to mitigate fatigue and improve flightcrew member alertness. 

Revisions to Advisory Circulars (e.g., AC 120-103 A) associated with the flightcrew member duty and rest regulations as determined by the continuous monitoring and analysis of the FRMS and FRMP databases.

Analyses of the FRMP databases on day to day operational fatigue evaluating the effectiveness of fatigue mitigation outcomes both before and after implementation of the new rule.

Draft report documenting the effectiveness of fatigue mitigation of day to day operations of the new rule. 

Provide recommendations for updating relevant AC guidance and/or educational materials.
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
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| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $0     | $350    | $100    | $100   | $0     |

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Maintenance Human Factors to Support Risk-Based Decision Making (RBDM) and Maintenance Safety Culture (A11G.HF.10)

Critical Milestones

Sponsor  Outcome

Research Requirement

Contract Funding ($K)

The requirement is structured into five complementary phases to support effective risk-based decision making in maintenance.
        - Methods for inspectors, to support evaluation and enhancement of safety culture in maintenance (Safety Culture).
        - Methods for Inspectors that operationalize risk-based decision making (including usability assessments and human factors design for the interface of real time data collection) (Risk-based Decision Making (RBDM)).
        - Methods that support integration of SMS and HF by improved collection and use of HF- related voluntary data (SMS-Human Factors Integration).
        - Methods for analyzing human error in General Aviation maintenance (GA Maintenance Error); and Continuing evaluation of the impact of AFS R&D (R&D Impact).

The research supports the regulation requiring Part 121 airlines and others to implement a Safety Management System. 

The R&D also supports top AVS and AFS priorities to deliver outputs including:

Focus attention and resources to interventions that pose the highest risk

Increased integration of mx human factors-related risk into comprehensive SMS programs

Methods to analyze and address maintenance human factors error in GA

Report documenting methods used to develop, evaluate, and enhance safety culture in aviation and other industries.

Report documenting review and categorization of support tools for risk-based decision making.

Report recommending the mx human factors issues that should be integrated into SMS.

Report documenting the types of HF errors involved in general aviation accidents and incidents.
| Funded | Request | Planned | Target | Target |
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| FY15   | FY16    | FY17    | FY18   | FY19   |
| $0     | $0      | $800    | $400   | $1,200 |

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