Virtual and Remote Control Tower Research, Design, Development and V
The interdisciplinary research and development work carried out in the last ten years which is presented in this book aimed at replacing the conventional airport control tower by a new “remote tower operation” work environment (RTO) which should enhance w
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Virtual and Remote Control Tower Research, Design, Development and Validation
Research Topics in Aerospace
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Norbert Fu¨rstenau Editor
Virtual and Remote Control Tower Research, Design, Development and Validation
Editor Norbert Fu¨rstenau Institute of Flight Guidance German Aerospace Center (DLR) Braunschweig, Germany
ISSN 2194-8240 ISSN 2194-8259 (electronic) Research Topics in Aerospace ISBN 978-3-319-28717-1 ISBN 978-3-319-28719-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28719-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940305 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Foreword: On the Origins of the Virtual Tower
It’s a pleasure to write a personal account regarding the origins of the virtual air traffic control tower as reflected in our work at the NASA Ames Research Center. This type of air traffic display is now sometimes called the remote tower, but I think there is a significant difference between the two. The virtual tower is actually a much more radical proposal and is only in the last few years becoming clearly possible at a reasonable cost. But, as I discuss later, whether it provides any additional benefit beyond the remote tower depends strongly on the specific content and application. The Ames work on the virtual tower can be traced to a meeting I had with my boss, Tom Wempe, to whom I first reported in the late 1970s. I was a National Research Council (NRC) postdoc working for him studying pilot’s eye movements looking at a newly proposed Cockpit Display of Traffic Information. This display was an electronic moving map that was intended for use in commercial aircraft cockpits to aid air traffic avoidance and to help pilots accept automatic avoidance co
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