The Ergonomic Design of the Tower Simulator Concept for the Training Needs of Air Traffic Control Students

The main goal of this paper is to propose an ergonomic concept of the workplace for training students - air traffic controllers at the Faculty of Aeronautics Technical University of Kosice with an emphasis on a complex of ergonomic aspects that affect the efficiency of work, the level of safety, fatigue, and performance. The topic touches on 3D software, programs for modeling and design, through which it is possible to carry out the conceptual design of the simulator workplace. In the process of providing an air traffic control service, the controller as a person is the most important factor for the safety, performance, and quality of the service provided, which mainly depends on his ability, speed, and skills. The tower workplace in real traffic has its local specifics in different phases of the day, geographical orientation, layout, floor plan, and height of the tower. In the case of tower control simulation, we identify the need to design a typified workplace that can also correlate with new trends, where the main task is to create a homogenized remote tower control workplace that would reflect current legislative and ergonomic requirements and would be used in simulated and in real operation. The advantage of this workplace would be its uniformity when applying the design to other simulation centers of tower control.