PROGRAMMING AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

The SARP II Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, which was designed to provide the Amsterdam, Holland, airport with a modern, comprehensive and reliable ATC system, is described. Laid out to cater for future needs, it incorporates advanced philosophies in both hardware and operational software. It has the capability to handle the air traffic over the Netherlands well into the eighties, and ranks, in many respects, among the most advanced ATC systems of the world. After give an outline of the Netherlands airspace structure, sectorization and operational task setting, the article reviews the SARP II hardware. Some aspects of the design, production and testing of the programs are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Philips' Telecommunicatie Industrie BV

  P.O. Box 32
  Hilversum 1301,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • van Haaff, F A
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-23
• Serial:
  • PTR--Philips Telecommunication Review
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Philips' Telecommunicatie Industrie BV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airspace (Aeronautics); Airspace (Law); Computer programs; Computers
• Identifier Terms: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1978 12:00AM