An air traffic control simulator for the evaluation of flow management strategies
Author(s)
Butler, James Franklin
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Alternative title
ATC simulator for the evaluation of flow management strategies
Flow management strategies, An air traffic control simulator for the evaluation of
Other Contributors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory
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An air traffic-control (ATC) simulator for the evaluation of flow management strategies was designed and implemented in Lisp. The ATC system is modeled as a network of queueing systems. Flights are generated from a flight schedule, a text file created by the simulation scenario designer. The simulator supports the following flow control actions: ground holds, airborne holds, speed control, and rerouting. Tools are included for schedule generation and statistical analysis. The design of a scenario requires a working knowledge of Lisp. This thesis includes an overview of the flow management problem, a discussion of modeling issues and design considerations, a description of the implementation of the simulator in moderate detail, results from a sample simulation scenario which includes a simple flow management strategy, and suggestions for possible improvements to the simulator.
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Cover title February 1987 Also issued as an M.S. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1987 Includes bibliographical references (p. 55)
Date issued
1987Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Flight Transportation Laboratory, [1987]
Other identifiers
18486432
Series/Report no.
FTL report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory) ; R87-5