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The Centre for Transport StudiesImperial College London:
Developments in airspace capacity and safety research
Dr. Arnab [email protected]
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Content• The en-route airspace capacity problem
• How is capacity estimated?
• Capacity analysis projects– a framework for estimating en-route airspace capacity
RAMS simulationcapacity curve
– cross-sectional time-series analysis of controller workloadComplexity factors
• Safety implications
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The En-Route Capacity Estimation Problem
ATC Guild Nov 1-2 2004 Delhi
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The Indian Context• Rapid growth in air traffic in India:
– Consequences.– predicted traffic growth;
• Infrastructure growth?
• Need for airspace capacity growth: – en-route regions– controller workload
There is a need in an Indian context to:• Prepare for future traffic growth;• Understand controllers crucial;• Workload• Develop methodology to estimate airspace capacity.
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The Airspace Congestion Problem• Rapid growth in air traffic in Europe & USA:
– Consequences, e.g.US$ 5bn.– predicted traffic growth;
• Airspace capacity needs to be increased: – en-route controller workload
• New CNS/ATM concepts - new technologies and procedures, e.g. direct routes- future capacity estimation => workload
There is a need to:• Understand the drivers of airspace capacity;• Develop a consistent method to estimate airspace capacity.
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The controller workload problem!
What makes en-route capacity different?
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– What is controller workload?Confusing term.Many definitions.
– How is it measured?Many methods.
– What is an acceptable level?
Lyons and Shorthose (1993) : shortcomings of capacity measures
Three questions on controller workload
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Classification scheme for capacityPerceived Workload Based Measured Workload Based
Declared Capacity MBB Method
MACE Capacity Estimate Task Time Methods
FAA Order 7210.46 “Schmidt” Workload Model
Air/Ground Communications Link*The CARE-INTEGRA Method
* Workload measured indirectly by Air/ground communications link method.
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• En-route controller workload:– determines en-route sector capacity
• Current capacity estimation:– controller workload simulation;– workload threshold value.
Sector Capacity:No. of aircraft entering the sector, respecting the peak
hour pattern, when controller workload is 70% in that hour.
Current situation
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• Sector entry is the only variable:considerable dispersion.
The problem - I
Workload vs. number of flights entering sector in each hour for 46 sectors in the CEATS region.
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• What about other variables?possible relationships;additional effects;univariate vs. multivariate.
The problem - II
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• Airspace capacity defined by sector entryUseful BUTConsiderable variance.
• Need to consider other variables?Interactions; Quadratic effects.
How is capacity estimated for airspace planning?
The problem - III
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International airspace capacity estimation methods
ATC Guild Nov 1-2 2004 Delhi
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Plan
• MAEVA.
• FTS Approach.
• Analysis approaches.
• Other Issues.
• Conclusions
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MAEVA Approach
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• Discrete-event simulation model:
- Simulate traffic flow- Events associated => tasks- Task time workload- Controller involvement
• Note:
- events => tasks=>?- validation issues
FTS Approach I
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FTS Approach II
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FTS Model – RAMS I• RAMS not overtly cognitive, but :
- captures observable tasks- also mental tasks e.g. resolution- workload thresholds - controller based
• RAMS:- > 25 years use in European airspace planning
• Controller:- task input- realistic conflict detection and resolution- simulation & output verification
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FTS Model – RAMS II
SECTOR
Sector corner points Sector boundaries
Number of flight levels Number of navigation aids
Number of airports
AIR TRAFFIC
Aircraft type Aircraft performance Flight plan of aircraft
Rules for "cloning" aircraft
CONTROLLERTASKS
Controller tasks Task categories
Task tim ings Conflict resolution strategies
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
RAMSSimulation model
FLIGHT HISTORY
CONFLICT HISTORY WORKLOAD
Actual flight profiles flown ATC interventions to flights
Aircraft involved in conflict Type of conflict
Resolution applied
W orkload recorded for controlling each flight, per controller
W orkload discrim inated by category
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Analysis Approaches - TAAM
DFS CENA
90 Workload Points Threshold
Workload BUT No ThresholdTraffic PatternsConflict Figures
Vertical movements
NO workload
TAAM WorkloadThreshold Based
TAAM WorkloadsBUT no threshold
Workload threshold use diminished
Skyguide NAV Canada MLIT Japan
Geometric separations
DFS Workload Formula
FAA
No TAAM workloadmeasurement
N.B. DFS completely modified TAAM workload model
Formula No Formula
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Analysis Approaches - RAMS
Formula No Formula
SITCA NAV PORTUGAL LFV AENA
70% Workload Threshold 70% Workload ThresholdTraffic PatternsConflict Figures
Workload BUT No ThresholdTraffic PatternsConflict Figures
Vertical movements
PUMAWorkload
Model
Events
RAMS WorkloadThreshold Based
RAMS EventsOnly
Workload threshold use diminished
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Formula ApproachesAirspace Capacity depends upon controller workloadi) C = tWC = Airspace capacity t = thresholdW = controller workload
ii) W = f(X)X = factors affecting workload
“Complexity issue”• DFS Workload Model X= many variables. • EUROCONTROL X = one variable;
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DFS Workload Formula I
Number of vertical movementsLevel change (WL4)
Quality and number of the coordination unitsCoordination (WL3)
Number and quality of potential conflictsDistance of closest approach (Severity)
Conflict (WL2)
Number of flights per hourAverage flight time per sector
Movement (WL1)
SymbolWorkload
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DFS Workload Formula I I• Used by Germany + Switzerland:
- Well established threshold- Controller acceptance- Airspace assumptions
=> technology=> procedures
• NOT used by Canada + France:- Inaccurate results- Canada => coordination workload- Baseline
• No controller workload issues in FAA + MLIT!
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FTS Post-Processing
• TAAM DFS workload model:- max post-processing- Detailed formula
• RAMS:- post-processing - one variable
• Not much post-processing
• Move to complexity- Dynamic density
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FTS vs. RTS
• MAEVA process:- FTS => RTS
• RTS expensive:- resources
• Need for formula based:- less need for RTS- DFS, Skyguide
• No threshold:- more need for RTS- CENA, FAA
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Controller Resources
• All FTS methods:- Controller input- Validation
• Formula– based methods:- controller support essential- many simulations
• Capacity Panel:- max controller involvement- no workload threshold- CENA, FAA
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Other Issues
• Belgium Capacity:- cont.wkld acceptable- technology problems- System capacity?
• AENA Capacity Estimation:- tasks + cognitive- sophistication- resource expensive- PITOT
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Conclusions
• MAEVA approach.
• FTS approach.
• Analysis- Formula/ No Formula- Lack of post-processing
• Controller resources:- RTS
• AENA Approach
Moves towards a complexity formula
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Airspace capacity: complexity based analyses using simulated
controller workload data
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Estimation of en-route capacity of Europe:• simulation modelling
- RAMS;- methodology;
• workload - factors;- analysis;
• capacity curves
Plan
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Airspace Capacity Again
Airspace Capacity depends upon controller workloadi) C = tWC = Airspace capacity t = thresholdW = controller workload
ii) W = f(X)X = factors affecting workload
• Analyse factors affecting workload;• Then determine impact on capacity.
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What affects controller workload?
CONTROLLERWORKLOAD
RESULTMEDIATING FACTORS
QUALITY OFEQUIPMENT
INDIVIDUALDIFFERENCES
CONTROLLERCOGNITIVESTRATEGIES
SOURCE FACTORS
ATC COMPLEXITY:AIR TRAFFIC
PATTERN ANDSECTOR
CHARACTERISTICS
FACTORS AFFECTING CONTROLLER WORKLOADSource : Mogford et al. (1995), page 5
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Literature on variables affecting workload
Air Traffic Factors Sector Factors Total number of aircraft Sector size Peak hourly count Sector shape Traffic mix Boundary location Climbing/ descending aircraft Number of intersection points Aircraft speeds Number of flight levels Horizontal separation standards Number of facilities Vertical separation standards Number of entry and exit points Average flight duration in sector Airway configuration Total flight time in sector Proportion of unidirectional routes Average flight direction Number of surrounding sectors
Previous research indicates:
See Hilburn (2004); Cummings et al. (forthcoming)
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En-Route Capacity Estimation IMain features of simulation:• Traffic levels varied systematically
Current (1996) base traffic;Future traffic.
• 122 ATC sectorsContinental European airspace
• Bordeaux Task Base
• Sectors at capacity rules:“Nominal” capacity
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Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)
Estimated Generalised Least Squares (EGLS)
Maximum Likelihood (ML)
Prior Studies
Covariogram
Interaction terms
Formulate a model
Test for variance in data
Test for spatial autocorrelationConsequences
Estimation MethodsSpatial autocorrelation present
Assumptions
RAMS OUTPUTAIRCRAFT ATTITUDEWORKLOAD
Assumptions
Capacity Estimation - Analytical Procedures
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En-Route Capacity Estimation IIIRAMS output:• Workload;• Flight history.
Functional model formulation:• OLS;• Test assumptions;• Maximum Likelihood.
Spatial correlation:• Estimation;• Variogram.
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En-Route Airspace Capacity IV
Factors that affect controller workload:
• Cruise;• Ascend; • Descend x Cruise;• Ascend x Cruise;• Descend x Ascend.
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Variable Parameter SE t Intercept 148.54 54.73 2.71
Cruise 56.95 6.25 9.11
Ascend 46.54 8.527 5.46
Descend x Cruise 4.27 0.746 5.73
Ascend x Cruise 1.67 0.634 2.62
Descend x Ascend 4.98 0.947 5.26
Adjusted R2 0.9241
Current Demand Pattern - WLS
N.B. Surface uses Bordeaux Task Base
Results
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The Capacity CurveFor current ATC/ ATM environment
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The Capacity Curve - Uses
What does the capacity curve predict?• Number of descending traffic in declared sectors
Sector DECLARED TOTAL Declared Diff. WLS (+) Diff. MLE (+)Maastricht 51 12.8 3.1 4.1Luxembourg 41 6.2 12.8 14.3Munich 36 12.6 20.2 21.5Milan 41 11.1 13.4 15.5Reims 28 1.1 27.1 29.5
N.B. Cruise and Ascend traffic same as declared
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Methodology issues
A framework to estimate airspace capacity:• Simulations using RAMS:
systematically vary traffic;
• Analytical framework:Assumptions;Spatial analysis.
• Methodology provides:Capacity curve;
• Framework applicable to other scenarios
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Simulation analysis extended
Current analysis:
Q. What are the affect of variables on workload in sectors throughout the day?
1. Interview controllers into factors.
2. Use RAMS simulation – based methodology
3. Functional analysis of output using cross-sectional time-series.
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CEATS Airspace Regions
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MFF Airspace Regions
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CEATS vs. MFF
FewManyNeighbours
Very LargeSmallSector Size
Long (15 mins)Short (5mins)Transit times
ManySmall-MedTraffic
MFFCEATSFeature
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Individual models:Time Series: Wt = α + X'βt+ εit => for each sectorCross Sectional: Wi = α + X'βi+ εi => for each timePool the data?
Method
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Fixed Effects Time-Series Cross-Sectional Model (sector level)wit= αi + x'itβ + εit
wit = workload in sector i at time tαi = effects of var. peculiar sector i, constant over timeX'it = variables in sector i at time tβ = coefficientsεit assumed:
i.i.d. over individuals i (the sectors) and time; mean zero and variance σε2
Estimators from T-S C-S model are more accurate:Greater efficiency cf. c-s or t-s; Note estimated αi
Model specification - test residuals:Temporal correlation;
Method - II
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Why Panel Data?Baltagi (1995):
Control for individual heterogeneity.
More informative data, more variability, less collinearityamong the variables, more degrees of freedom and more efficiency
Study the dynamics of adjustment
Identify and measure effects not detectable in pure cross-sections or pure time-series data.
Construct and test more complicated behavioural models
Gathered on micro units, such as individuals, or in the case of capacity analysis, ATC sectors.
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CEATS variablesMajor findings:
• Flight profiles significant:Cruise-descend => +37 secsCruise-climb => +12.5 secsClimb-climb => +49 secs
• 1 sec of total flight time => +0.012 secs workload;• Increase of 1 FL => -1 second workload;• 1 nm/h speed diff => +0.32 secs workload;• Neighbouring sectors entry significant: • Entry attitudes significant BUT not exit attitudes: • Temporal correlation statistics:
Modified D-W and Baltagi-Wu; Indicates temporal autocorrelation.
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MFF ResultsModel indicates:
• Flight profiles significant:Cruise-CruiseCruise-climbCruise-descendClimb-climb
• Speed difference variable• No FL effects;• No exit point effects• No Neighbouring sectors entry/ exit effect:
Could be MFF region effectNot many neighbours
• No Temporal Effect?
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Panel data issues• Example MFF variables => not same as CEATS
• MFF analysis indicates:Flights profiles significantspeed differential quotient significantSectors – neighbouring not significantSectors - FL differences not significant
• MFF airspace area characteristics?Flights profiles significantBUT not sector
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• RAMS Simulation methodology:CEATS and MFF Region;Variable outputs;Better geographical output.
• Hour-by-hour analysis more complicated than peak hour:Greater dispersion in data.
• Panel data analysis:More variables than for peak hour;Aircraft and sector variables;New variables.
Panel Data Methodology valid• Variables differ between CEATS and MFF Regions• External validity
Conclusions
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Safety impacts of controller workload
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• Increase in traffic:
– Controller workload increase;
– Are skies unsafe?
• Evidence from incidents:
– UK;
– New Zealand.
A Safety Problem
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• MATS Part I/ MORS occurrence categories:
– conflict;
– infringement;
– loss of separation;
– ATC Overload => v.rare loss of separation;
– level bust
• Controller caused AIRPROXES
UK Occurrence Categories
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Loss of separation occurrences 1998-2000• Main causes : Percentages
1/3 cases of misjudgement:- speeds and/ or descent or climb rates of the aircraft- update of performance
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1925Poor coordination / handover
5248Failure to separate/ poor judgement
128141Number
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Controller CAT Airprox Causes 1998 -2000Cause Grouping Total Number Percentage
FAILURE TO SEPARATE/POOR JUDGEMENT 92 55.09ERROR BY TRAINEE CONTROLLER 11 6.59LACK OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN CONTROLLERS 11 6.59FAILURE TO ADHERE TO PRESC'D PROCED'S/OPERAT INSTR'S 8 4.79INADEQUATE SUPERVISION 7 4.19UNDETECTED READBACK ERROR 6 3.59CONFUSION OR POOR COORDINATION AT HANDOVER 5 2.99INAPPROPRIATE ATC INSTRUCTIONS, USE OF INVALID FL 5 2.99COLLAPSED-SECTOR WORKING(BANDBOXING)/HIGH WORKLOAD 4 2.4FAILURE TO PASS OR LATE PASSING OF TRAFFIC INFO 4 2.4INADEQUATE AVOIDING ACTION/LACK OF POSITIVE CONTROL 4 2.40DISTRACTION / FAILURE TO MONITOR 3 1.80OTHER ATC CAUSE 2 1.2CALLSIGN CONFUSION 1 0.60ERROR BY SUPPORT STAFF 1 0.60INADEQUATE/INCORRECT DATA DISPLAY 1 0.60MISUNDERSTOOD RT/APPARENT LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY 1 0.60UNFAMILIARITY WITH EQUIPMENT/LACK OF TRAINING 1 0.6
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Based on MORS reports:Overloads I
However no sector characteristics data
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Main features:
* 1998 one overload for weather = 9hrsTSF = 80%Theoretical Capacity
Overloads II
Year Number TMAs/ airports
Average (minutes)
Maximum (minutes)
Overloads where TSF not exceeded (%)
1998 59 8 52.95 (44.09)* 540 58.33 1999 54 8 40.31 120 51.61 2000 43 8 31.28 90 61.54
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Main causes: PercentagesOccurrence example: Overloads III
9.7611.1116.92Weather and
winds
13.9515.7918.18Procedures,
coordination
30.1936.8416.92Traffic Complexity
0.991.080.95Aircraft/ min
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40.3241.4640.00Bunching Cause
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New Zealand Loss of Separation• Loss of separation incidents 1994-2002• N.Z. < U.K. air traffic
Loss of separation
18.71
14.39
4.871.3313.19
17.51
2.21
11.5Task overload+ Informationoverload + Time shortageRisk misperception
Lack of knowledge.
Poor instructions procedures.
Inadequate checking
Poor concentration or lack ofattentionNegative task transfer, habits
Psychological other
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New Zealand vs. UK• %age due to high workload > in NZ
•“Sperandio” effect?- high workload situations
- efficient strategies
• Evidence from UK supports US evidence:- not many errors at high workload.
• Current analysis:- what causes UK overloads- one sector analysis.
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Not high workload?• Evidence from US, Canada, NZ errors due to:
- low workload situations- lack of attention, boredom- beware new technologies
• Realise air traffic controller crucial:- analyse any errors made- human factors approach- use errors to learn, not punish- reporting scheme- “just culture” of safety
• Current analysis:- air traffic incident precursors in ATC- seven nation analysis.
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A just culture for safety
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Conclusions
– Rapid growth in aviation
– Recognise crucial role of air traffic controller
– Controller workload for capacity
– Understand why errors are made
– Available analytical methodologies
– Human Factors
– A Just Safety culture
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Acknowledgements
Big Thank You to
ATC Guild India
Airports Authority of India
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Websites
Dr Arnab Majumdar [email protected]
Dr Washington Y. Ochieng [email protected]
Centre for Transportation Studies web-sites:
– www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk
– www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk/geomatics