A COMPUTER PROGRAM FUNCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE SIMULATION SUBSYSTEM OF AN AUTOMATED CENTRAL FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM

The report contains a functional design for the simulation subsystem of a future automation concept in support of the ATC Systems Command Center. The simulation subsystem performs airport airborne arrival delay predictions and computes flow control tables for the traffic management of excess airborne delays. Two flow control procedures are supported: Quota Flow and Fuel Advisory Departure procedures. This simulation subsystem works in conjunction with an input subsystem, a centralized data base of national air traffic schedules, a data and flight list retrieval subsystem and a report generator, all of which have been designed by the FAA and reported in separate documentation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

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  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • MEDEIROS, M F
  • MacDonald, P M
  • Maglione, V P
  • Wright, R D
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 143 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Air traffic control; Automation; Computer programs; Flow control (Air traffic control); Schedules; Simulation; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Centralized
• Old TRIS Terms: Arrivals; Flow control
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143957
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-76-25 Final Rpt., FAA-RD-76-144
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1977 12:00AM