NASA AMES Simulations – Chicago OMP Ultimate-phase Real-time Simulation and workload Evaluation (COURSE) Project

A real-time, human-in-the-loop (HITL) Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) simulation was conducted at NASA’s FutureFlight Center (FFC) in late September 2005.  During that simulation, nine Air Traffic Controllers from the O’Hare ATCT conducted operations from a mock up of the tower cab of the simulated airport with six parallel and two crosswind runways as shown in approved Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and with traffic levels approximately 10% higher than in the 2018 forecast.

The purpose of the simulation was to assess air traffic control staffing utilization and to optimize controller workload distribution in order to manage the future airfield configuration (e.g., how many air traffic controllers would be required to manage ground control operations, how those controller should be positioned in the tower cab, and how to define their areas of responsibility).

Course Summary Report, September 29, 2006

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 1 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 2 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 3 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 4 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 5 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 6 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 7 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 8 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 9 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 10 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 11 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 12 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 13 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground,Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 14 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 15 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 16 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 17 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local PositionsATC AUDIO DISK Run 20 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 18 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 19 Instrument Flight Rules East Flow

• ATC AUDIO DISK Run 20 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 1 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 2 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 3 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 4 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 5 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 6 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 7 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 7 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions (disk two)

• ATC Video DISK Run 8 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 8 Visual Flight Rules East Flow 4-Local Positions (disk two)

• ATC Video DISK Run 9 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 10 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 11 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 12 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions

• ATC Video DISK Run 13 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground,Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 14 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 15 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 16 Visual Flight Rules West Flow 4-Ground Positions, Traffic Management Initiatives

• ATC Video DISK Run 17 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 17 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions (disk two)

• ATC Video DISK Run 18 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 18 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow (disk two)

• ATC Video DISK Run 19 Instrument Flight Rules East Flow (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 19 Instrument Flight Rules East Flow (disk two)

• ATC Video DISK Run 20 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions (disk one)

• ATC Video DISK Run 20 Instrument Flight Rules West Flow 4-Local Positions (disk two)

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