Coast Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON) Refurbishment.

摘要

This study was conducted as a result of the Western Region's decision to change the Coast Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility (TRACON) layout from a horizontal radar island-type operation to a vertical radar perimeter-type operation. This change was brought about by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decision to add terminal control advisory service to the Coast TRACON functions. In addition, the present lighting system used at the Coast TRACON produced undesirable reflections and glare. Several equipment configurations were proposed by facility and Western Region office personnel as well as by the FAA Technical Center personnel. These proposals were evaluated by Coast TRACON and Western Region office personnel. The governing factors were available space, cost, and impact on facility operations. The preferred configuration, provided additional space by recessing one row of consoles within the wall which divides the TRACON operational and maintenance areas. Experiments with various lighting techniques produced more usable ambient light while it reduced glare and reflections. Further, this study also disclosed the need to develop a new model of overhead enclosures (or shrouds) to accommodate planned instrumentation of the future. (Author)