Present trends indicate that air traffic density will double over the next few years. The level of automation achieved in the aircraft itself allows a flight to be programmed and then conducted with little or no subsequent human intervention. In contrast, at the executive level, the air traffic authorities handle each flight as a succession of individual short segments and are not in a position to take much account of aircraft capabilities. The work done by EUROCONTROL is described with a view to integrating airline requirements, crew reactions, and aircraft capabilities in simulations aimed at assessing future air traffic handling procedures. Such procedures involve the 4-D guidance of aircraft which may possess the entire range of 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D navigation capabilities. Emphasis is placed on specific aspects such as (1) assessment of future 4-D ground/air guidance procedures under realistic conditions, and (2) assessment of the overall air traffic control loop. The solutions proposed in the two areas were tested and were presented to controllers, pilots, and pseudopilots.
Integration of a Realistic Airline/Aircrew/Aircraft Component in ATC Simulations
1990
10 pages
Report
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Englisch