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The design of a collision avoidance system for use by Pilots operating on the airport ramp and in taxiway areas

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Ground collisions have serious implications from both a safety and a commercial perspective. This paper reports on human computer interaction (HCI) research related to the advancement of a collision avoidance system, for use by Pilots operating on the airport ramp and in taxiway areas. Primarily, this paper focuses on the key findings of this research and the emerging HCI design solution.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Enterprise Ireland for sponsoring this research. Further, the authors would like to thank the following organizations for facilitating research. This includes Aer Lingus Flight Operations and Flight Safety department, Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), Dublin Air Traffic Control (ATC), The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), the Air Accident and Investigation Unit (AAIU), the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) and the Irish Air Corps. The authors would also like to thank Tiziana Callari for her feedback on the Alpha test.

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Table 8 Contributory factors

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Cahill, J., Redmond, P., Yous, S. et al. The design of a collision avoidance system for use by Pilots operating on the airport ramp and in taxiway areas. Cogn Tech Work 15, 219–238 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-012-0240-9

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