OUR BURDENED SKIES: SYSTEM HAZARDS - A MATTER OF MARGINS.

Tekla S. Perry, Paul Wallich, Glenn Zorpette, John Horgan

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Abstract

The function of air-traffic controllers is briefly described, and the problems arising from old and/or faulty equipment is highlighted. The equipment ata the New York City facility, the largest automated radar tracking system in the world, is described. The sequence of events during the computerized control of an arriving aircraft is described, and the effects of computer failure or loss of data are examined. The radar equipment that obtains the data is described, as is the radio equipment linking the pilot and control tower. Attempts to reduce the congestion in the air space around the terminal and the status of collision avoidance systems are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-66
Number of pages29
JournalIEEE Spectrum
Volume23
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 1986

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