ABSTRACT
The human factors issues associated with so complex a system are similarly complex and diverse. Human factors research is performed in broad categories as follows: training and selection of personnel, design and development of controls and displays for human use, development of automation and optimization decision-support tools for the operators, and human performance contribution to safety, human-system error propagation, and human response to psycho-physiological stressors, situation awareness, vigilance, crew and team coordination, and system dynamics and stability. The research paradigms brought to bear to address the issues are similarly broad, extending from computational analyses and simulation through empirical studies in the laboratory and simulation to field studies, and large-scale institutional demographic and ethnographic studies. The following sections will describe the evolution of ATM, identify the human factors issues associated with current and future operations, and discuss the methodological implications of these issues.
