ATLANTA TOWER CAB AND TRACON EQUIPMENT INTEGRATION ANALYSIS

This report presents an analysis of how the new Terminal Information Processing System (TIPS) and Consolidated Cab Display (CCD) equipments might appear to Air Traffic personnel if they were installed in the tower cab and TRACON at Hartsfield-Atlanta Airport. The analysis includes an operations analysis of the current Atlanta tower cab and TRACON operations, and preliminary designs of the TIPS and the CCD as applied to those operations. In addition, the potential integration of the two systems is discussed. (Author)

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  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Rempfer, P
  • STEVENSON, L
  • Huntley, MSJ
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 429 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic control facilities; Airport control towers; Data collection; Data displays; Information display systems; Information processing; Integrated systems; Manuals; Needs assessment; Specifications; Terminal air traffic control; Tests; Training; Video display terminals
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Air traffic control terminal; Test and evaluation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328883
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-80-14, FAA-RD-80-126
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 21 2003 12:00AM