FLOW CONTROL - AN INVESTIGATION OF A TECHNIQUE FOR PREDICTING DEMAND AND SERVICE AT THE TERMINAL FACILITY.
Abstract
The concept of the flow control function as a part of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system includes a requirement for information about the volume of air traffic demand on the ATC system relative to the system's capacity for servicing such a demand. Furthermore, the information is needed sufficiently far in future time to permit action to be taken when a serious imbalance is predicted. The demand prediction process described in this report was based on two related hypotheses: (a) air traffic demand on an airport is repetitive in nature such that historical operations data would be useful as a predictor; and (b) operations information known to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system would be a useful predictor. A computer program was developed which permitted joint use of the two predictors and, using sample data from a test case (Washington National) airport, the prediction model was evaluated. A companion program which was designed to provide service predictions took into account such environmental factors as weather and runway configuration. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0673667
Entities
People
- Gordon D. Jolitz