Title :
Applying Computers to Air Traffic Control
Author :
Stokes, Howard S.
Author_Institution :
Airways Modernization Board, Washington, D. C.
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;
Journal_Title :
Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TANE3.1958.4201614
