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IAP 2010 Activity


Air Traffic Management Decision Support Systems and Field Data Collection Techniques
Dr. Hayley Reynolds, Dr. Tom Reynolds
Mon Jan 25 thru Fri Jan 29, 09am-03:00pm, 36-155

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2010
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None

Participants gain a basic understanding of air traffic control and the practical issues in designing and evaluating decision support tools for this domain. Taught by AeroAstro and Lincoln Laboratory staff, topics include an introduction to air traffic control, field data collection techniques, and field data consolidation. The classroom portion occurs on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Wednesday or Thursday is spent at Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and/or Boston Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) air traffic facilities performing field observations. The workshop provides initial training for students wishing to pursue UROPs or graduate work in the area of ATC field evaluations in conjunction with Lincoln Laboratory in the summer of 2010. No prior air traffic control knowledge is required.
Contact: Dr. Hayley Reynolds, (781) 981-3309, hayley@ll.mit.edu
Sponsor: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Cosponsor: Lincoln Laboratory
Latest update: 14-Jan-2010


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Last update: 19 August 2010