felix-b / atc

Virtual world of air traffic and ATC as a plugin to X-Plane flight simulator

Welcome to virtual world of air traffic and control simulation [early development]

Our goal is to create a comprehensive and accurate ATC (air traffic control) simulation. We simulate both air traffic and the ATC units as two halves of a whole. The platform for user interaction is the X-Plane flight simulator, where AT&C loads as a plugin and lets the user choose between 1st-person pilot or 1st-person controller experience. The project aims at adding both educational and entertainment value for X-Plane users. See demo video.

atc's Issues

Flight plan import: load from .fms file

Separation engine: vertical separation - vertical speed

VFR flight plans

Separation engine: vertical separation - altitude assignment

Taxi turns are not realistic

Flight plan: SIDs and STARs

Specification: Phraseology Dictionary

Airspace geometry: grid MORA

Airport structure: add traffic circuit

Flight plan: holding patterns and missed approaches

Associate ATC unit and frequency for non-airport airspaces

Flight plan: NAVAIDs and airways

Pushback trajectory to engine startup location

Separation engine: temporal separation - speed control

Document how to install (without installer) and use

Flight plan: approaches

Continuous Integration: 3-platform build + installation ZIP artifact

Flight plan: simplistic calculation of TOC & TOD

Separation engine: route graph for airways and NAVAIDs

Airspace: airport control area / TMA

Separation engine: ground conflict resolution - give way

Airspace: airport control zone

Specification: IFR/Airline flight workflow

Separation engine: ground separation - allocation of taxiways and ground roads

Airspace geometry: point/trajectory containment/crossing checks

Airspace geometry: upside-down wedding cake shape (TMA)

Pushback trajectory: account for apron geometry and obstacles

Taxi path: account for airport procedures

Specification: ATC flight strip workflows

Airspace: ADIZ

Separation engine: lateral separation - vectoring

Specification: AI pilot workflow for IFR/Airline operations

Specification: AI pilot workflow for VFR/GA operations

Flight plan import: retrieve from FMC

Document high level architecture

Airspace: area/FIR

Airspace: oceanic IR

Specification: list of airports with missing taxiways, sorted by priority

Airspace: restrictions configuration according to classificaiton

Specification: Intent Dictionary

CI build: Cross-platform (Windows+Mac+Linux) build on push to master

Flight plan legs

Document issue management and development cycle

Pilot chatter on Unicom frequency

Pilot chatter on Unicom when at a field with no tower. Pilots can announce their ground movements so the player can work around that. Assumes of course there is traffic at a field with no tower.

Document how to build for developers

Separation engine: route graph for SID, STAR, approaches, patterns

Multiple frequencies per controller position (airport divided into sectors)

Separation engine: ground route graph (taxiways and ground vehicle roads)

Populate Intent Dictionary with intents created by far

Taxi path: minimize turns