The Crown Team, comprised Crown, Frequentis USA, and UFA, Inc., developed a solution for the Tower Simulation Based Performance Measure (TSBPM) replacement and conduct Remote Tower Human Factors experiments for the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI).
As the prime contractor on this effort, Crown was responsible for program management, customer coordination, scenario generation, coding of the man machine interface of the TSBPM, training the use of the TSBPM, and overarching test conduct of the Human Factor (HF) experiments. For the HF experiments, we developed the test environment, specified and developed scripts, recruited participants, conducted the tests, and analyzed the results.
The contract includes the following CLINS:
- CLIN 1: Develop a replacement system for the TSBPM, which is a tool used by the FAA to evaluate controller performance and place controllers in ATCT positions based on their skill levels.
- CLIN 2: Train the FAA in the use of the newly developed replacement tool.
- CLINs 3 – 5: Conduct of Human Factors (HF) experiments, whose intent is to evaluate the human machine interface requirements of remote tower systems. Figure 1 shows a picture of a Remote Tower System installed by our team at DFS.
The TSBPM displays Air Traffic Control scenarios on a panoramic display (four 27” monitors set up to provide a 220-degree field of view) and an associated radar display.
Synchronized with the video is the associated Air Ground (A/G) communications. At scripted intervals, the simulation pauses and a sequence of multiple-choice questions regarding the best course of action is displayed on a sixth monitor. The best answer has been judged over time by hundreds of Air Traffic Controllers. The Human Factors experiments measures participants’ ability to detect and identify air traffic and air traffic conflicts given a variation of screen size, screen resolution, target size, target contrast, and monitor configurations.
Client
- FAA