TEST RESULTS OF THE TERMINAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LABORATORY SYSTEM

Abstract

The Terminal Air Traffic Control (TATC) project represents an attempt to produce in the laboratory the phenomena which occur in man-machine, information-processing systems. The essential aspect of the procedure is to create the complex environment within which such systems operate, to manipulate this environment, and to observe how the system responds in an effort to achieve its mission. The instrument which makes this technique possible is the high- speed digital computer, for only through its use can these complex environments be simulated, manipulated, and controlled. The results of the experience with TATC indicate that significant system phenomena can be studied in the laboratory thereby contributing to the development of a science of systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422853

Entities

People

  • A. S. Cooperband
  • H. S. Schmitz
  • L. T. Alexander

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Computers
  • Flight Paths
  • Geographic Distribution
  • Geographic Regions
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design