The report covers the conception, design, development, and initial implementation of an advanced simulation technique applied to a study of national air traffic flow and its control by En Route Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). It is intended to be the first step in gaining an insight into the nature of the national flow control problem and into the utility and limitations of digital simulation for that end. A flexible digital computer simulation program has been developed for the U. S. air traffic system, restricted to positive controlled high altitude airspace. It is being validated.
The Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) currently declares an alert for any 15-minute interval in which the predicted demand exceeds the Monitor/Ale...
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic flow management (TFM)decision-making is based primarily on a comparison of deterministic predictions...
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