'to exist is, for consciousness, to appear to itself' (Sartre, [1]).
Situation Awareness is the Perception of the elements in the Environment within a Volume of Time and Space, the Comprehension of their Meaning,and the Projection of their Status in the Near Future (Endsley, [2]).
SA is related to medical, safety(fire), defense, energy, transportation, any large systems, that require performance abilities from pilots, captains, drivers, operators or performers.
An airline pilot's SA may include[2]:
Geographic(location of own A/C, airport, cities, way points etc),
spatial(altitude,heading, velocity, flight path etc),
system(A/C status info etc),
environmental(weather, visibility etc.)
Situation Awareness is the result of operator consciousness.
Awareness is the result of the function named consciousness:
Towards a Mathematical Model of Consciousness(http://largesystems-atc.blogspot.com/2010/12/towards-mathmetical-model-of.html)
Awareness = Consciousness( time, subject, context,experience, knowledge, affections, algorithm )
algoritm = Neural Network (previous Consciousnesses())
Situation Awareness is the result of the algorithm used at that moment by the operator in correlation with the context, experience, knowledge and affections.
Namely, situation awareness is determined by the type and character of the consciousness that the operator has at that moment.
There are different types of consciousnesses.
reflective consciousness - self-awareness - feel your own existence while you act
pre-reflective consciousness - unify with the objects, percieve your existence through the objects you interact
unreflected consciousness - autonomous processing
Different operational situations may require different type of consciousness or set of mind.
The operator/performer should not only be aware of the situation he is in but also be aware of the mode of consciousness he has.
Ali R+ SARAL
[1] Sartre-P10,'Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions', 'according to Husserl'.
[2] 2001, Endsley: Training for Situation Awareness
http://www.raes-hfg.com/reports/22may01-SitAssessment/220501-endsley.pdf
[3] 2000, Endsley: Theoretical Underpinnings of Situation Awareness-A Critical Review
http://zonecours.hec.ca/documents/A2007-1-1399574.TheoricalUnderpinningsofSituationAwareness_ACriticalReview.pdf
[4] 1996, Endsley, Rogers: ATTENTION DISTRIBUTION AND SITUATION AWARENESS IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
http://www.satechnologies.com/Papers/pdf/HFES96-ATC-SA.pdf
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I am a former EUROCONTROL software analyst-programmer in Flight Plan Processing at Karlsruhe UIR control center Karlsruhe with operational responsibility of maintenance and enhancement 1992 - 1997. My experience is in large systems also outside the ATC area. Systems psychology and human computer interaction areas are of special interest to me and I have taught in these areas at Istanbul Yeditepe University computer department.
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- Air Traffic Control and Large Systems
- MSc Electronics and Telecommunication ITU, MM Music Theory and Composition Illinois State Uni, post grad studies ATC - FPP and Large Systems EUROCONTROL Uni ;-)..