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eDEP Users Group Meeting

Radar Skills Trainer

Road map

Vladimir Bubalo, IANS TDH

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RST History

RST in brief

Future steps

Content

RST users

Support & Maintenance

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RST History

• V1.0 replacement was necessary

• obsolete software

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

V 1.0 V 1.0 V 2.1V 2.0T T TAustrocontrol

NATSBelgocontrol

RST UG

TFG16

• V2 - Phased development

• Intensive live testing

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RST in brief

Progress reviewAirspaceAirspaceAirspaceAirspaceWeatherWeatherWeatherWeather

Radar Skills Trainer

EPT

ExercisePreparationTool

FlightsFlightsFlightsFlightsUsers

Classes

Courses

ReplayAnalyses

R/T

eDEP

•Lightweight, Java-based PTT •Automatic objective measurement •Replay

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RST Configuration

• STANDALONE

Hybrid

Distributed

• Local Network – No Course Management System

• Local Network - CMS

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RST Configuration: standalone - 1PC

Hybrid

Standalone

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RST Configuration: distributed - 2 PCs

RST software

Pilot

Network connection

No CMS

Controller

PWP software

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CMS SERVER

Network connection

Pilot(PWP)

RST software

Controller(CWP)

RST Configuration: CMS server

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What may be measured?

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5 LAs in preparation

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Support & Maintenance

• Maintenance agreement (TDH – Graffica)

• 1st level - On line help DESK

• Each authorised user – support account

• Response within two (working) days

• On site CMS installation on request (Graffica)

• Mission expenses covered by user

• Local IT support to assist installation

• Similar service offered by Austrocontrol

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Future steps

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Future steps

Change Request Description

Component(s) affected

Effort Required (days)

Cross Over the Point EPT, SIM, Replay 5

PWP Aircraft Performance EPT, SIM 7

Route Visibility EPT, SIM, Replay 5

Range and Bearing Values EPT, SIM 1.5

Mode N (Primary only targets) EPT, SIM, Replay 5

Transponder Failure EPT, SIM, Replay 7

CMS record all results CMS 7

EPT map resource configuration and preview functionality EPT 4

Specify holding fixes and scoring of related tasks EPT, SIM 5

Prediction Vector selectable by students EPT, SIM 2

Improved Radar picture at PWP PWP 3

Express range and bearing tolerances in percentages EPT, SIM 1

Exercise clock for pilot PWP 1

Extra notification when PWP is available but not visible SIM 1

•V 2.3 improvements

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Future steps

eDEP

LARA

CIMACT

TWRITWP

FASTITCAS

RSTAVT

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Future steps

• better coordination

• shared software changes

• reduced overall costs

• guaranteed and improved maintenance

• increased workload

• dependence on the core platform for software releases

Benefits Disadvantages

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