Jörg Bergner

An Integrated Arrival and Departure Display for the Tower Controller

The current paper reports on the design of a human-machine-interface (HMI) for the local controller at a hub-airport. Considering the presently used systems for the arrival and departure information an integrated HMI was developed using a multidisciplinary approach combining operational, software, ergonomic, and product design expertise. To assure acceptability by the future users, operational controllers were involved right from the start. During the iterative and incremental design process the real-time simulation environment of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, Langen was used to evaluate the design-steps of the HMI. The results of this study form the basis for a new HMI to be used in the new control tower which is under construction at Frankfurt Airport.

How to reduce workload - augmented reality to ease the work of air traffic controllers

In the future the air traffic will rise--the workload of the controllers will do the same. In the BMWi research project, one of the tasks is, how to ensure safe air traffic, and a reasonable workload for the air traffic controllers. In this project it was the goal to find ways how to reduce the workload (and stress) for the controllers to allow safe air traffic, esp. at huge hub-airports by implementing augmented reality visualization and interaction.

DFS- ConceptDesk - Experimenteller Workspace für Fluglotsen

Um die Arbeitsbelastung von Fluglotsen zu reduzieren wurde das DFS-ConceptDesk entwickelt. Dieses integrierte Hardund Softwaresystem inkludiert zahlreiche technische Anzeigeund Interaktionssysteme in einem UX-Konzept. Es besteht aus zwei Großflächendisplays, von denen das horizontale Display als Multitouch ausgerüstet ist. Das gesamte System wird über TouchInput und Tangibles bedient, die Kommunikation mit den Piloten kann darüber hinaus aus Sicherheitsgründen über Mikrophon erfolgen. Das experimentelle System integriert bisher separate HMI in einer homogenen Visualisierung und Interaktionsmethodik.

DFS ConceptDesk—An Approach to an Intuitive UX for Air Traffic Control

In this ergonomic, experimental case study, the design and implementation of an experimental workplace for air traffic controllers (ATC) is described. It discusses how such a project in the development of new forms of interaction for highly complex and safety-critical HMI workspaces makes sense.