This report describes the continued development of a prototype simulator for airport surface traffic christened SIMulations of Airport Surface Traffic (SIMAST). Before continuing the further development of SIMSAST, an inventory is presented of several types of airport surface traffic simulators as well as an introduction to the initial version (1.0) of SIMAST and the movement models controlling the behavior of the surface traffic. The report identifies the possible paths of development for SIMAST and the shortcomings of the prototype version (1.0). the user requirements for the new version (2.0) of SIMAST are described, defining the improvements which need to be made to the simulation software and the movement models. Implementation of these improvements leads to a new version of SIMAST, which enables the simulation of almost every possible aircraft movement on any airport surface (apron movements excluded). SIMAST may now be used for the evaluation of existing taxi-plans, generated manually or by taxi-planning support tools. Furthermore, it enables the user to identify bottlenecks on an airport's taxiway system.
Fast-Time Simulation of Airport Surface Traffic
1997
164 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Job Training & Career Development , Airfield surface movement , Air traffic control , Traffic management , Aircraft , Runways , Taxiways , Low visibility , Runway conditions , Taxiing , Airports , Computerized simulation , Civil aviation , User requirements , Training , Foreign technology , SIMAST computer program , SIMAST(Simulation of Airport Surface Traffic)
Fast-Time Simulation of Airport Surface Movement
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