AtcSimPro

ATCSimPro has been designed with the aim to bring a complete hig performing solution to the ATC professional by rationalizing to the maximum development costs without compromising quality.

ATCSimPro is a modern and revolutionary ATC simulation and data display concept that combines the advantages of generic simulators and high-fidelity, high demanding systems, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, starting from low budget projects up to large and complex real-time simulations. Instead of replicating a particular existing ATC system, ATCSimPro provides an extensive set of libraries that support any feature known in current ATC systems worldwide and in addition supplies many advanced features, not yet fielded, that are currently being prototyped or subject of research. Therefore, ATCSimPro is much more than a training tool. It is also a valuable support for designers of future ATC systems, rapid prototyping projects and researchers.

The ATCSimPro software concept makes extensive use of open components and high performing graphics engines bringing to the market an unique product in terms of portability, performance and capabilities. The design team gathers a wide range of expertise combining many years of operational and technical knowledge in the ATC field with excellence in software development and emerging technologies.

Due to its flexible and open modular design, ATCSimPro is more than just a simulator being also able to receive and process live track and flighty plan data in any standard format (e.g: ASTERIX) making it suitable for air situation displays or as a fallback facility for an existing real ATC system.

ATCSimPro application domains:

• Develop & test operational requirements and procedures
• Validation of new ATC procedures including civil/military coordination procedures
• HMI prototyping of advanced features
• Airspace design analysis and pre-implementation studies
• ATCO training, from ab-initio to Pre-OJT
• ATCO refresher courses and proficiency checks
• Contingency & emergency training
• ATCO recruitment & selection battery of tests
• Fast time simulation capabilities for traffic analysis
• Simulation of real ATC systems
• Support safety assessments
• Air situation display for real ATC
• Fallback system for real ATC

Advanced ATCSimPro HMI features:

• functions compatible with best recommended guidlines for ATC HMI design (e.g: EUROCONTROL)
• interactive radar lables and radar map objects
• use of menus and elastic vectors for data input
• translucent windows, lists, pop-up menus allowing the operator to see critical information underneath.
• transparency level of translucent objects adjustable online
• Object Oriented design: higlight of the same information via different graphical representations (e.g: labels, lists, etc)
• graphical route editing

Civil ATC:

• multi sector and multi-center exercises
• basic navigation procedures and holding patterns, RNAV procedures, RVSM, 8.33, etc
• more than 100 civil and military aircraft types
• stripless electronic co-ordination
• OLDI coordination with external centers
• offline and online printing of paper strips (if required)
• emergency and fallback procedures
• dynamic weather (precipitation areas, winds, etc)
• Safety nets (STCA, APW, MSAW)

Military ATC and Civ/Mil coordination:

• distinction between civil (GAT) and military traffic (OAT)
• definition of military and civil sectors in the same exercise
• implementation of military aircraft including fighters, supersonic flights, transporters and helicopters
• dynamic Temporary Segregated Areas (TSAs)
• implementation of Crossing Requests
• special SSR codes for OAT missions
• implementation of military airfields and military flight plans
• simulates a large variety of military missions: scrambble, refueling, AWACS, formation flights

• realistic 2D aerodrome simulation
• Ground and Tower control
• Simulates any aerodrome (civil, military or civil/military)
• detailed aerodrome geometry definition
• Integration with Approach and Area control
• Night and low-visibility operations
• Detailed aircraft geometry and realistic aircraft performance and maneuvering
• Ground conflict detection
• Simulates ground radars or visual operations
• Advanced HMI with support for multiple screens
• support for electronic or paper flight strips as required

ATCDesignerPro

• Creation & management of simulation exercises
• Modelling of the airspace organisation (civil and military)
• Creation of airspace entities: sectors, waypoints, Military Restricted and Temporary Segregated Areas (TSAs)
• Creation of route network & preferred routings including Conditional Routes (CDRs)
• Modelling of traffic samples with interactive graphical aid allowing for conflict generation, flight plan display, pre-play of exercise data allowing for interactive fine-tuning of exercise scenarios and exercise validation
• Offline Statistics: distribution of traffic on sectors & route, instantaneous and hourly traffic distribution
• Printing of air navigation charts and maps

ATCTestingPro

• It is based on interactive Computer Based Training (CBT)
• Provides pre-defined batteries of recruitment tests
• Provides automated scoring of candidates performance
• Supports efficient ab-initio training
• Custom-made tests for both civil an military controllers
• Supports both theoretical and hands-on training
• Allows the creation and editing of custom-made tests

MOTK

• MOTK (Monitoring of Operational air Traffic Control Knowledge) is a recruitment aid and self-assessment tool of ATC skills
• It is based on several interactive air traffic simulation scenarios
• Allows for early detection of ATC skills & abilities
• supports civil and military air traffic controllers recruitment
• Develops analytical and space orientation skills