225° Tower Sim
The 225° tower simulator offers life-like visuals, unmatched voice recognition, and
comprehensive weather and environmental sound effects. In addition to having state-of-the-art
facilities, UND Aerospace faculty members have outstanding credentials and are widely
recognized for their innovative contributions in curriculum development, air traffic
control training and instructional technology.
MaxSim ATC Simulators
MaxSim ATC simulators enable efforts to safely optimize controller training and
reduce dependency on operational on-the-job training at locations throughout the
world. They have also proven to be highly effective for ATM research and development
programs and airport infrastructure siting projects and are currently in use by
many R&D agencies including NASA Future Flight Central. MaxSim includes Tower, Radar,
Non-radar Procedural, and Precision Approach Radar (PAR) simulation systems complete
with communications packages. They can be employed as standalone or fully integrated
systems and support all segments of gate-to-gate simulation and training.
Training Efficiency - Reducing Reliance on Old Methods
The objective of introducing simulators into training programs is straightforward
- improve training efficiency without degrading standards and safety. It can be
measured in terms of reducing the reliance on operational on-the-job training, increasing
training throughput, reducing the time to controller certification, improving the
quality of graduates and controlling training costs. Studies have concluded that
interactive simulation enables students to acquire and retain new skills at a much
faster pace because simulation can tailor degrees of difficulty appropriate to the
stage of training. The trick is to maximize student hands-on exposure by matching
the right simulation system or combination of system elements to stages in your
training process. The aim is to eliminate training bottlenecks and promote effective
use of simulator time.
Automatic Scenario Creation Tool
This MaxSim® tool is a powerful feature integral to the Scenario Preparation Suite
that is unique within the air traffic control simulation industry. It greatly reduces
the time required by instructors to create an individual scenario or even a series
of scenarios and does not require instructors to create a complex scenario database.
Within the Automatic Scenario Creation Tool resides a database of default STARS,
SIDS, air routes and weather systems. Also, when a new simulation system is installed
at a customer's site, default aircraft performance envelopes are included. The only
task remaining before the user can begin the automatic scenario creation process
is to input the aircraft call-signs that operate at the simulation system's assigned
airport. Once this effort is complete the user makes some prompted decisions to
add details about the type of scenario that is to be created.
Scenario Design Parameters
The user provide details to
- define workload distribution parameters about a desired type of scenario, e.g. Basic,
Advanced, Evaluation, etc.,
- describe the distribution of IFR vs. VFR aircraft and their type of operation, e.g.
IFR arrivals and departures vs. VFR arrivals, departures and overflights, military
operations, helicopters, etc.,
- define scenario complexity by adding situational conditions that would add complexity,
e.g. Wake Turbulence, Formation Flights, etc.,
- define scenario design parameters including scenario duration and numbers of scenarios
desired blending desired workload, aircraft distribution and complexity.
Scenario Global Parameters
Once these parameters have been defined the user applies all previous parameters
to create the scenario(s). At this point the user specifies a scenario start date
and time. A weather system is selected from the system's database and the active
airport and runway(s) are selected. The user is then presented with a detailed editable
summary of the distribution of all aircraft in the scenario regarding their direction
of flight and active runways or helipad.
Scenario Quick Preview
The user is provided with a powerful scenario preview tool that allows him or she
to validate any scenario created within the Scenario Preparation Suite without the
need to generate them on the simulation system. This avoids the need to use valuable
run-time delivery time.
The scenario preview tool actually has a run-time delivery capability where scenarios
can be previewed and modified. This tool possesses zoom, multiple speed and map
display capabilities. All aircraft within the scenario are displayed in a spreadsheet
format showing when aircraft are active within the scenario as well as the ability
to display whether they are in climb, descent or level modes. The user can make
adjustments to the scenario by modifying each aircraft's activation time. By dragging
the aircraft's timeline the user can make precise adjustments to traffic workload
or points of conflict. Other options include the ability to sort aircraft according
to call-sign or cleared flight level, adding adjustable predicted track lines on
the run-time display window and the ability to adjust the scale of the scenario
duration timeline.
User Benefits
- Greatly reduced scenario creation time
- Excellent scenario prototyping tool
- multiple scenario creation
- Flexible scenario design parameters
- Quick preview in run-time within the Scenario Preparation Suite
- Modification capability within the quick preview mode
- Immediate availability for simulation
About Adacel
Adacel is a leading developer of advanced simulation and control systems for aviation
and defense. The company operates in the Global Aerospace Systems market including
Operational Air Traffic Management, Airport and Air Traffic Control Training, and
Airborne Vehicle Systems.
The company is the premier supplier of air traffic control simulation solutions,
providing simulators for the training of air traffic controllers in both civil and
defense environments and for research, planning and modeling of air traffic procedures.
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