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Runway conflict alerting: advisory or directive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

A. Sammut  and
D. Zammit Mangion
A. Sammut*
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
D. Zammit Mangion*
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK
*
andrew.sammut@um.edu.mt
d.zammit-mangion@cranfield.ac.uk
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Abstract

Runway conflicts pose a significant threat to continued safety in commercial aviation. In recent years, stakeholders have initiated a number of programmes dealing with the issue of runway incursions, with the majority adopting traditional advisory alerting techniques. In contrast, this work proposes the use of directive cockpit alerting, which provides both an alert of the conflict as well as guidance on which manoeuvre to conduct to clear the conflict. This article reports the findings of simulator trials that have been conducted to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a directive alerting strategy within the context of runway incursions. Statistical analysis performed on the quantitative measures taken from the evaluations have shown that the directive mode of alerting leads to a higher probability of the crew performing the correct action when faced with an alert. This, together with overall participant acceptance of the directive alerting concept, is a strong indicator that the technique has the potential of providing a complete solution to the problem of runway incursions.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 118 , Issue 1205 , July 2014 , pp. 713 - 741
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2014 

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