ABSTRACT
NextGen refers to the transformation of the National Airspace System through satellite-based air traffic management and technological innovations that will enhance trajectory precision, communications, and weather forecasting. Included in this new infrastructure will be a shift of some roles and responsibilities from ground to air. Implications of NextGen changes for flight crews are likely to be profound, and much if not most recent aviation research has been directed toward these issues. NASA and FAA have the greatest research and development responsibilities for NextGen, particularly in the area of identifying and responding to human factors-related issues. Information concerning research and findings must be shared across these agencies in order to achieve a seamless integration of work to achieve the anticipated NextGen operational improvements. To this end, we created a database of NASA and NASA-sponsored research related to NextGen flight deck issues and operations. The database includes 339 documents describing important NASA or NASA-sponsored research related to NextGen flight deck issues and operations, produced by NASA or NASA-funded researchers in the years 2006–2012.
