As part of the modernization of Canada's airport facilities, the Ministry of Transport is building a new, computer-based, air traffic control simulation centre in Hull, Quebec. The centre is to be used to simulate realistic environments for research of control procedures as well as provide training and upgrading of air traffic controllers. The backbone of the ATC simulator is a DEC System 10 general-purpose computer and nine PDP-11/05 minicomputers. The task of providing a realistic simulation of an actual air space is handled co-operatively by the two computer systems. The DEC System 10 is the central processor and has total control of the simulation, as well as executing off-line processing as required. The minicomputers execute well-defined jobs associated with the displays under the direction of the central processor.


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    Title :

    Computers simulate realistic environments for ATC training


    Additional title:

    Rechner simulieren wirklichkeitsgetreue Umweltbedingungen fuer das ATC-Training


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    Publication date :

    1975


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English