AUTOMATIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. PART 2. AN EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL LOGIC

Abstract

This report describes the experimental control logic and the results of the simulation done on the Cornfield System, a special purpose tracking computer (TASC) and a general purpose digital computer (ILLIAC) connected together. The main assumptions in the work are (a) perfect tracking, (b) zero winds aloft, and (c) all traffic oper ating at the same altitude. Simulated traffic consists of four types of aircraft ranging in cruising speed from 131 mph to 542 mph and the assumed method of steering is vectoring via digital data link. Cornfield System capacity of 25 aircraft is shown to have no relationship to the capacity of a system especially designed to execute automatic control. Three control programs have been assembled to enable simulation of automatic and manual control in en route, approach, and terminal areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0409025

Entities

People

  • H. Bobotek
  • L. S. Kypta

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collisions
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Digital Computers
  • Digital Data
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructions
  • Photographs
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science.