CSCI 109 3
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
CSCI_109/ Intro to Computers and Apps
Kent Beckert
Charles A. Scott Jr., 2382356
Marietta, Georgia 28 January 2015
Activity 3.5 Case Study/Safe Assign
Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC)
Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) Case Study As a part of the completing our 3.4 discussion board question for week three of the course CSCI_109/ Introduction to Computers and Applications we viewed an eight minute long YouTube video titled “The Future Today”. The video focused on the European airspace and the issues faced by the EuroControl; Europe’s version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the Europe’s dense sky’s and the extremely close proximity of its’ countries’ boarders. The majority of the video centered on the “Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre has been providing cross border services for some forty years, delivering outstanding performance and innovative solutions”. (Maastricht, 2010). During the activity we were asked to answer the following three questions. 1.) Identify the I/O devices presented in the videos. 2.) What benefits of technology has been derived for both the Controller and the pilot? And 3.) What precautionary notes would you want every user to be aware of hen using the Controller Pilot Link Communications (CPDLC)? During the next few paragraphs the previously assigned questions will be answers in more detail.
1. The input/output devices identified in the video were as follows:
Control keyboard- input device
European flight data processing (eFDP) - input and output device
Enhanced RADAR- output device
Mouse- input device
Displays- output device
Instrumentation- output device
Datalink system- input and output device
Before moving on to the next question this researcher would like to address Eurocontrols’ European flight data processing (eFDP) and Mode S Enhanced RADAR system. Because they both are essential to the air traffic controllers (ATC) and to the European
CSCI_109/ Intro to Computers and Apps
Kent Beckert
Charles A. Scott Jr., 2382356
Marietta, Georgia 28 January 2015
Activity 3.5 Case Study/Safe Assign
Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC)
Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) Case Study As a part of the completing our 3.4 discussion board question for week three of the course CSCI_109/ Introduction to Computers and Applications we viewed an eight minute long YouTube video titled “The Future Today”. The video focused on the European airspace and the issues faced by the EuroControl; Europe’s version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the Europe’s dense sky’s and the extremely close proximity of its’ countries’ boarders. The majority of the video centered on the “Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre has been providing cross border services for some forty years, delivering outstanding performance and innovative solutions”. (Maastricht, 2010). During the activity we were asked to answer the following three questions. 1.) Identify the I/O devices presented in the videos. 2.) What benefits of technology has been derived for both the Controller and the pilot? And 3.) What precautionary notes would you want every user to be aware of hen using the Controller Pilot Link Communications (CPDLC)? During the next few paragraphs the previously assigned questions will be answers in more detail.
1. The input/output devices identified in the video were as follows:
Control keyboard- input device
European flight data processing (eFDP) - input and output device
Enhanced RADAR- output device
Mouse- input device
Displays- output device
Instrumentation- output device
Datalink system- input and output device
Before moving on to the next question this researcher would like to address Eurocontrols’ European flight data processing (eFDP) and Mode S Enhanced RADAR system. Because they both are essential to the air traffic controllers (ATC) and to the European
References: Ferner, J. (2015). Introduction to computers and Applications (Third Edition.). Unknown, location USA: Self Publication Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre corporate. (2010). The Future Today. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfSC2fIAi0 Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre corporate. (2010). The Future Today. Retrieved from: https://erau.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/institution/Worldwide_Online/CSCI_109_2010/transcripts/m3.5_the_future_today_transcript.pdf Copyright (2015). Eurocontrol. The EUROCONTROL Mode S Programme. Retrieved from: https://www.eurocontrol.int/dossiers/eurocontrol-mode-s-programme