Air Traffic Control Automated Systems (eBook)

Reviewers 6
Introduction 7
Contents 9
Abbreviations 13
1 Management of the Airspace Use Planning in the Russian Federation 19
1.1 General Considerations 19
1.2 Organization of Strategic Planning of Airspace Use 21
1.3 Organization of Pre-tactical Planning of Airspace Use 27
1.4 Organization of Tactical (Current) Planning of the Airspace Use 33
1.5 Cooperation in Course of the Airspace Use Planning and Coordinating 40
References 41
2 Advanced Automated ATC Systems 42
2.1 General Information on New-Generation Automated ATC Systems 42
2.2 Basic Functions of the Air Traffic Control in the Automated ATC Area Control and Aerodrome Control Systems 47
2.2.1 Purpose of ATC ISC 47
2.2.2 Main Functions of the Information Processing for the ATC Provision 48
2.2.3 Displaying the Information on Air Traffic Controllers’ Workstations 55
2.2.4 Aids of Information Input 56
2.2.5 Contents and Form of Displaying the Information on the Controller’s Automated ATC System Workstations 57
2.3 New Functions of the Modern ATC AS (TP, MONA, SYSCO, MTCD, AMAN, DMAN) 79
2.3.1 Prediction of 4-D Trajectory 79
2.3.2 Automatic Monitoring Over Prescribed Trajectory Maintaining and Reminder Messaging (MONA) 81
2.3.3 Medium-Term Conflicts Detection (MTCD) 86
2.3.4 Automated Coordination and Control Transfer 97
2.3.5 Task of Organization of Arriving Traffic Flows—AMAN 114
2.3.6 Aid for Managing Departing Aircraft Flow, DMAN 125
2.3.7 AMAN/DMAN Integration 133
2.4 Evaluation of Time, Spent by ATC Controller on Defining Values of Minimum Intervals for the Horizontal Separation by Means of Automated ATC Systems 135
References 140
3 Purpose and Comparative Study of the Controllers of ATC Automated System Simulators 141
3.1 Main Directions and Trends of the Simulation Training Devices (STD) Development 141
3.2 Controllers STDs Characteristics 143
3.2.1 Integral System Simulator 143
3.2.2 Controller’s STD 145
3.3 ATC STDs’ Classification 147
3.3.1 ATC Controllers’ STD Classification 147
3.3.2 Methodology of Establishing the Training Process for the Controllers 148
3.3.3 Characteristics of the Training Aids Used Within the EUROCONTROL States 148
References 160
4 Technical Requirements to the ATC Automation System Simulators for Controllers 161
References 169
5 Architecture and Composition of ATC Automation System Simulators for Controllers 170
5.1 Structural Scheme and Composition of Integrated System Simulator (ISS) 170
5.2 Configuring of the STD Modules 172
References 174
6 ISS Automated Workstations 175
6.1 Training Supervisor’s Automated Workstation 175
6.2 System Operator/Pilot’s Automated Workstation (AWS-OP) 176
6.3 Radar Facilities Controller’s Automated Workstation (AWS-C RF) 180
6.4 Procedural Air Traffic Controller’s Automated Workstation (AWS-C Pro) 181
6.5 Planning Controller’s Automated Workstation (AWS-C P) 183
6.6 Aerodrome Control Tower (ACT) Controllers’ Automated Workstations 184
6.6.1 Final Controller’s Automated Workstation (AWS-C F) 184
6.6.2 Runway and Taxiing Controller’s Automated Workstations 186
Reference 189
7 Organization of Simulated “Ground–Air” Radio Communication and Service Loud-Speaking Communication 190
8 Automated Training Aids for the Remote ATC Specialists Proficiency Maintaining System 198
8.1 Automated ATC Specialists Training and Assessment System 198
8.2 RPMS Integrated Automated Training Aids Database Organization 205
8.3 Organization of the Knowledge Base for Subject “Controller Work Procedures and Radio Rules and Phraseology” 207
8.4 Organization of Remote Training for ATC Specialists 208
9 ISS Special Software 211
9.1 Aircraft Movement Model 212
9.2 Automatic Generation of Movement Trajectories for Vehicles on the Airfield 215
9.3 Simulation of Radio Technical Facilities for Flight Operations Support 216
9.4 Organization of RTF FS Faults Simulation in the ISS 218
9.5 Simulation of Meteorological Conditions 219
9.6 Emergency Simulation 220
9.7 Documentation and Replay Package 223
9.8 Simulation of the Visual Airfield Environment 224
9.9 Exercise Preparation Package 228
9.10 Planning Information Simulation Package 235
9.11 Automated Evaluation System 238
9.11.1 Information Collection and Evaluation in the Training Process 238
9.11.2 Aircraft Conflicts 241
9.11.3 Processing and Documenting the Training Results 242
9.12 Future Prospects 243
References 245
10 ATC Radiotechnical Aids 246
10.1 ATC Radars 246
10.2 ADS System 250
10.3 The Short-Range Radio Navigation Systems 253
10.3.1 VOR/DME System 254
10.3.2 National Short-Range Radio Navigation System 258
10.4 Global Navigation Satellite Systems 260
10.5 Instrument and Radio Beacon Landing System 261
10.5.1 Approach Radar System 262
10.5.2 Reduced Landing Systems 263
10.5.3 Radio Beacon Landing Systems 266
10.5.4 Landing Procedure Using the Satellite Navigation Systems 269
References 272
11 Economics at ATC Automation Systems’ Implementation 274
11.1 Economics at Passenger and Cargo Transportation 274
11.2 Cost Effectiveness Associated with the Use of the Simulators 277
References 282