The countdown is ticking for exercise 001 – DLR & UkSATSE. Only weeks are left until the highlight of the exercise – a human-in-the-loop validation campaign with kind participation of ten of UkSATSE’s air traffic controllers will take place.
While UkSATSE is pre-paring the participants of the simulation campaign and intro-ducing them to the Flight Centric ATC concept, DLR’s team is implementing the various validation scenarios and thoroughly testing the simulation environment in regular sessions. Simultaneously, coordination with the solution’s safety and human performance experts takes place to ensure that all relevant data is captured and a smooth assessment can be conducted afterwards.
Another milestone of the exercise was reached in June, when a three-day workshop was conducted in the exercise. It brought together air traffic controllers from UkSATSE and experts in operations, safety and human factors from Integra and Eurocontrol. The workshop included hands-on training with DLR’s TrafficSim and its human-machine interface, followed by discussions on HMI usability and the role of supervisors in Flight Centric ATC. The feasibility of the HMI prototype was confirmed by ATCOs and valuable feedback for further development was gathered, and a step towards a clear definition of the supervisor role in FCA was made.
Now, the focus is on finalizing all preparations as we look forward to a successful and insightful validation campaign. If you want to know more about the results and FCA, join us for Open Day. Scroll down for the invitation
