SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING FOR AIRLINE CONTROLLER OPERATIONS

摘要

An appropriate training is a base for any human endeavor. One needs to get a significant hands-on experience to operate properly any complex technological equipment such as an aircraft, a nuclear power station, a ship, an air traffic control station, or a missile launch system. The training must include general familiarization with the system interface and the operating procedures, followed by an extended period of actual working on the system executing various operational scenarios under the supervision of an experienced operator. Unfortunately, such a situation for a novice trainee, involving a real system, can be hazard prone, not practical, and very expensive. Replacing the real system by a simulator is an well-accepted solution. The paper presents the background and principles of simulation based training focusing on the aviation domain. The issues of training concepts, human interface, level of the simulation system detail and object-oriented software development methodology are discussed. An example of object-oriented development strategy for a simulation program, imitating an airline operation dealing with the equipment and crew assignment to daily routings is presented.