THE FINAL APPROACH SPACING TOOL

T. J. Davis, K. J. Krzeczowski, and C. Bergh


Abstract

A system for assisting terminal area air traffic controllers in the
management and control of arrival traffic, referred to as the Final
Approach Spacing Tool (FAST), is being developed at NASA Ames Research
Center.  In a cooperative program, NASA and the FAA have efforts
underway to install and evaluate the system at the Dallas/Fort Worth
Terminal Radar Approach Control facility beginning in 1994.  This paper
will review the algorithmic components, the human-machine interface, and
the results of recent simulations.