DocumentCode
852777
Title
Applying Computers to Air Traffic Control
Author
Stokes, Howard S.
Author_Institution
Airways Modernization Board, Washington, D. C.
Issue
3
fYear
1958
Firstpage
152
Lastpage
159
Abstract
The present manual system of air traffic control is described briefly to provide background material for the reader who is not familiar with existing practice. Then follows an outline of the plans for modernization of our national airways system as set forth in the Curtis Report. The body of this paper deals with the plans of Airways Modernization Board for applying computers to air traffic control in its five-year Phase II program.
Keywords
Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Airports; Control systems; Displays; Information theory; Radar applications; Sections; Traffic control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1639
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TANE3.1958.4201614
Filename
4201614
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