Human Factors in Digital ATC Controller Displays and Alert Design
Display design and alert hierarchy shape whether remote tower controllers make safe decisions.
Ford Castellanos
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7 stories in Digital Tower Technology.
Display design and alert hierarchy shape whether remote tower controllers make safe decisions.
Remote towers use AI to detect aircraft and predict conflicts at non-towered airports.
Centralized control hubs let small airports manage drones without building expensive towers.
Digital towers can add sequencing authority where self-separation increasingly fails.
Redundant networks are the foundation of safe remote tower operations, not better cameras.
Remote towers require sub-second latency to keep controllers' views current with airfield reality.
Remote camera systems require custom engineering tailored to each airport's specific constraints.