MECATI - Controller User Guide by Moheb Vanbob

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

PERIPHERALS

7.1

Keyboard description

Key

Function name

Details

TOP

Estimate Time Of Passing

Displays at what time the minimum distance between two tracks will be reached. Displays also this computed minimum distance by straight line extrapolation

LATC

Lateral Conflict Function

Activates the Lateral Conflict function for two designated tracks associated to flight plans. It graphically displays the area of lateral conflict with the start/end times associated to the starting/ending points of the conflict.

TRK ANG

Track Angle Function

Activates the Track Angle function, which in conjunction with the cursor enables the operator to calculate the angle between two tracks.

L/L ENT

Latitude/Longitude ENTer

Allows entering of a latitude/longitude position and move the mouse pointer to this position

DEL L/L

DELete Lat/Long

DELete the displayed Latitude/Longitude positions

L/L

Latitude/Longitude

Pushing this key displays the latitude/longitude position of the mouse pointer. Can be then deleted either by centre click or with key DEL/L/L

DTI

Traffic Planning Function

Enables the controller to define planned Traffic ACID-ACID links, these are aircraft pairs to be displayed in the Traffic Information Window.

ETO

Designated Point Estimate Tool

Enable the controller to display point estimates of designated points (in conjunction with the cursor) along the track route.

IHB

Inhibit Window

Opens and closes the Inhibit Window.

INHI

Inhibited State Function Places a flight in inhibited state and locates the flight into the inhibit window.

HLD

HOLDing

Set the selected flight plan in “holding” on a previously pointed position on the route (toggle key)

FOR STP

FORced Strip

Force the display of a strip on a designated working position

SCI

Scale Indicator function Displays the scale indicator

RING

Range ring function

Defines a new range ring centre, in conjunction with cursor location

LST

LaSt Track symbols

Displays the last positions of the dead tracks

ICM

Inter Console Marker

Activates the Inter Console Marker (ICM) between two workstations.

GRIB

GRIB Window

Opens the Meteorological GRIB Window, enabling manual input of revised wind data as advised by the pilot, to update the FDP system wind model.

CLR FLD

CLear FieLD

Erases the previous content of a pointed input box

PNTSCN

Screen Capture function

Initiate a screen capture.

INS CHR

INSert ChaRacter

Allows the insertion of a character at the pointed position of an input box

REPLAY

Replay Window

Not applicable for a training system CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Ce document et les informations qu’il contient sont confidentiels et sont la propriété exclusive de Thales. Ils ne doivent être communiqués qu’aux personnes ayant à en connaître et ne peuvent être reproduits ni divulgués à toute autre personne sans l’autorisation préalable écrite de Thales.

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 38/48

All information contained in this document remains the sole and exclusive property of Thales. No part of it may be copied, or disclosed by the recipient to third persons, without the prior written consent of Thales; nor shall it be used for any purpose other than in connection with an agreement or proposed agreement with Thales.

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

DEL CHR

DELete ChaRacter

Delete the character situated at the right of the insertion pointer in an input box

PAUSE

Pause Control

Used during training sessions to pause or resume the graphical update of the entire screen.

2ND

Second Radar Window Opens and Closes the Second Window

BRL

Bearing and Range Line

Enables/disables the dynamic bearing and range line, and defines a new origin based on cursor location when BRL is selected.

ACK

Acknowledgement

Acknowledge the warning of the designated flight (removes the yellow box)

TXA

Text Area Insertion

Text Area to enter free-format text on the display

AUR

Alert inhibition windows Used to inhibit/reactivate aural and visual alerts generation

QLK ALL

QuicK look all

Displays all the tracks being filtered by either SSR filter or altitude filter

IQL

Individual Quick Look

Highlights a previously designated track and forces its display if filtered (even if quick look all not selected) (toggle key)

STO

STOre zooming and centring

Stores an operator preference for displayed range and picture centre.

OFC

OFf Centring

Defines a new picture centre, off-centred from the original picture centre.

RST

ReSTore zooming and centring

Restore the last zooming and centring of the main or second window (depends on the position of the mouse pointer)

RST CEN

ReSTore CENtring

Restore the last stored centring of the main or second window (depends on the position of the mouse pointer)

RNG-

reduce RaNGe

Back zoom of the main or second window (depends on the position of the mouse pointer)

RNG +

enlarge RaNGe

Forwards zooming of the main or second window (depends on the position of the mouse pointer)

DEF MAP

Restore initial MAPing

Restore the off-line defined zooming and centring

RER

RE Route

allows to graphically the re-route of a previously designated flight

UPR

UPdate Reporting point Allows the controller to update the position of the previously designated flight plan track on the mouse pointer position

RTE

RouTE display

Displays graphically the route of the previously designated flight (or delete, toggle key)

SRP

Short Route Probe

Displays graphically a partial route of the previously designated flight (time or distance)

HND

HaND off

Force the hand off proposal of the previously designated flight to the sector selected in the list displayed (the proposed sector in the normally following sector

ACC

Accept the previously designated flight (forces this flight as controlled by the position doing the action). Moves the electronic strip in the jurisdiction window

CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG Ce document et les informations qu’il contient sont confidentiels et sont la propriété exclusive de Thales. Ils ne doivent être communiqués qu’aux personnes ayant à en connaître et ne peuvent être reproduits ni divulgués à toute autre personne sans l’autorisation préalable écrite de Thales.

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 39/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

7.2

Mouse Description

A mouse is used to move an associated cursor symbol on the screens. Displacement of the cursor on the screen is directly related to the speed of movement of the pointing device, and is not dependent upon the selected range. The cursor can move freely between the Main and Auxiliary displays. The pointing device has three buttons: LEFT, CENTRE, RIGHT CENTRE RIGHT. The most used button is the left one; clicking with this button LEFT allows the selections (track, strip, editing field etc.) the use of the buttons in the General Information Window or in the MOUSE Command Line, to move, lower or move windows etc.. The centre button is mainly used to abort an erroneous action or to delete something (delete an electronic strip for instance). The right one is used for display actions such as zooming window, extend a strip or a label etc… The cursor associated to the mouse displacement has several shapes according to current function, current editing mode and the window where it is running. The predefined shapes are shown in the table below:

On Main and Second ASD Windows Interactive mode on Main & Second ASD Windows

Insert mode on non-ASD windows Overstrike mode on non-ASD windows Text input mode

7.2.1

Main actions made with the mouse on the label or symbol Selects the track and the corresponding strip (allows then various actions such as accept, warning acknowledge, graphic route display etc..)

Left click on symbol SYMBOL

Right click on symbol

Moves the label position around the symbol position (a second right click to fix the new position)

Left click on ACID

Displays the flight plan window for the designated flight

Centre click on QCID

Gives an EXTENDED label if the label was a NORMAL label or it reverts the extended label to a NORMAL label

Right click on ACID

Displays the Callsign Popup Menu with the list of operations that the controller is able to perform on the flight plan. (eg. ACC or HND function)

CFL

Left click on the CFL field

Displays a pop up menu; left click on the new CFL (pop menu is automatically closed)

PRL

Left click on the PRL field (if no mode C available)

Displays a pop up menu; left click on the new PRL (pop menu is automatically closed)

ACID

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 40/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

7.2.2

DESIGNATE AREA

Main actions made with the mouse on the strip Left click on designate area (triangle on the left side)

Selects the strip and the corresponding track (allows then various actions such as ACCept, warning ACKnowledge, graphic route display etc..)

Right click on designate area (triangle on the left side)

Shifts the strip to the right. A second click repositions the strip in the normal position. In the Traffic Management Window, enables the strip to be moved

Left click on the ACID

Displays the flight plan window for the designated flight

Centre click on the ACID

Displays an extended strip (a second click reverts back to normal strip display)

Right click on ACID

Displays the Callsign Popup Menu with the list of operations that the controller is able to perform on the flight plan. (eg. ACC or HND function)

Left click on PREA status field

Coordinate the FDR. For a departure, the ETD is computed to current time plus an off line defined parameter. For inbound flight, the estimates are not changed

Left click on HND status field

For a handed over in FDR, the left click on the HND status field accepts the flight.

Left click on CONT status field

Opens the SECTORS WINDOW to select the sector to which a handover has to be proposed.

Left click on EOBT field for a coordinated departure

Opens a pop up menu where the current time is pre selected. A click on the chosen time of take-off activates the flight; equivalent to a DEP.

ACID

STRIP STATUS FIELD

EOBT FIELD

The mouse can be used for the two displays; to pass the pointer from a screen to the other one, only move it as to exit by the right or left side of the screen where it is. Many windows can be displayed on this display, like strip windows and Flight Plan window. No air situation can be displayed on this display.

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 41/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS

ACC

area control centre

ACC

flight plan acceptation

ACID

aircraft identification

ACK

acknowledgement

ACT

activation MSG

ADEP

airport of departure

ADES

airport of destination

ADSB

automatic dependant surveillance broadcast

ADT

administrative delay time

AFIL

airborne flight informed locally

AFL

actual flight level

AFTN

aeronautical fixed telecom network

ALR

alert (message)

APL

abbreviated flight plan

APP

approach

APR

automatic position report

ARR

arrival message

ASDE

airport surface detection

ASPB

air situation play back

ASS

primary/secondary associated track

ASS

Assigned ssr

ATC

air traffic control

ATF

Air traffic flow management

ATFMU

air traffic flow management unit

ATG

air traffic generator

ATM

air traffic management

ATO

actual time over

ATP

acceptance test procedure

ATR

acceptance test report

AUR

inhibit/reactive alerts

BACK

de-coordination

BPN

boundary entry point

BPX

boundary exit point

BRL

bearing range line

conflict alert

CDEP

cancellation of departure

CDN

coordination message CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 42/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

CEN

picture re-centre

CFL

cleared flight level

CHG

change message

CHR

character

command line

CLAM

cleared level adherence monitoring

CLR

clear

CNL

cancel message

CNL

flight plan cancellation

CNT

controlled

CPL

current flight plan

CRD

coordinated

CRE

flight plan creation

CRE

flight plan creation

RPL

repetitive flight plan

STE

stereotype flight plan

CRTE

create flight plan route

CRTE

route creation

callsign

CSEC

controlling sector

CSN

channel sequence number

DAIW

danger area infringement warning

DCOU

flight plan decoupling

DCT

direct flight

DEL

delete

DEP

departure or departure message

DEP

manual activation

DME

distance measurement equipment

DPL

displayed flight plan

DPR

data preparation

DPS

data processing system

DUPE

duplicate ssr code

EDD

electronic data display

EET

estimated elapsed time

EMG

emergency

EMY

emergency information

EQUIP

equipment

EST

estimate message

EST

flight plan estimate CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 43/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

ETA

estimate time of arrival

ETB

estimate time at boundary

ETD

estimate time of departure

ETN

estimate time of entry

ETO

estimate time over

EXIT

EXIT function

factory acceptance

FDO

flight data operator

FDP

flight data processing

FDR

flight data record

FDRG

flight data region

FIFO

first in first out

FIR

flight information region

FIS

flight information service

FLC

flow control operator

FLD

field

FNH

finished

FPASD

flight plan air situation display

FPF

flight plan function

FPL

filed flight plan

FRUL

flight rules

FTYP

types of flight

GCL

graphic cursor line

ground ground

GIW

general information window

GMT

Greenwich mean time

GPS

global positioning system

GPSS

global positioning satellite system

GPTE

general purpose test equipment

HDBK

handbook

high frequency

HIJ

hijack

HIST

history dots

HLD

holding

HMI

human machine interface

HND

flight plan hand over

HND

handed over

HND

hand-off next sector

HND/I

hand off indicator modification CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 44/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

HNDOFF hand off HNDOVER hand over HOF

handed over first

HOLD

flight plan in holding

HOLD

holding

hardware

HWCI

hardware configuration item

I/O

input/output

IA5

international alphabet n°5

ICD

interface control document

ICM

inter console marking

IFR

instrument flight rules

ILS

integrated logistic support or instrument landing system

INA

inactive

INS

insert

IQL

individual quick look

JTRF

jurisdiction transfer

LAB

label line

LAM

logical acknowledgement message

LAN

local area network

LOS

list of supply

LPL

local flight plan

LRP

last radar position

MCOU

flight plan manual coupling

MET

meteorological

MLS

microwave landing system

MMI

man machine interface

MOD

flight plan modification

MPR

missed position report

MRT

mean restoration time

MRT

multi-radar tracking

MSAW

minimum safe altitude warning

MSSR

monopulse secondary surveillance radar

MTBF

mean time between failure

MTQ

multi-radar track quality

MWO

meteorological watch office

NOR/EXT normal/extended label OFC

off-centre

operator handbook CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 45/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

OHK

operator handbook

OJT

on the job training

OP SUP operational supervisor ORI

orientation

OSTP

other strip set up configuration

PCFL

pre-cleared flight level

PCR

problem change report

PDAI

predetermined addressee indicator

PDR

predetermined route

PFL

planned flight level

PLC

planning controller

primary radar track

PRD

prohibited,restricted and danger area

PRE

preactive

PRL

pilot reported level modification

PRL

pilot reporting level

PSR

primary surveillance radar

PSSR

previous SSR code

PVD

plan view display

QLK ALL quick look all RAC

radar alert capability

RAM

route adherence monitoring

radar controller

RCF

radio communication failure

RDF

radar data function

RDP

radar data processing

RDPS

radar data processing system

REC

recording

RERTE

flight plan route modification

REST

restore

radio frequency

RFL

requested flight level

RFP

radar front processor

RING

range rings markers

RLB

rolling ball

RNG

range marker

ROC

rate of climb

ROD

rate of descent or record of discussion

ROI

registration of interest CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 46/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

reporting point

RPL

repetitive flight plan

RPT

repeat request message

RQP

request flight plan

RQS

request supplementary flight plan

RSR

route surveillance radar

RTE

flight planned route

RWS

radar workstation

RWY

runway

SAR

search and rescue

SBY

stand by position

SCM

system control and monitoring

SDD

Synthetic data display

SID

standard instrument departure

SIMU

simulator

scale marker

SMR

surface movement radar

system parameter

SPI

special pulse identification

SPT

strip printer

secondary radar track

sector suite

SSR

secondary surveillance radar or software specification review

SSS

system segment specification

SSTP

set up strip configuration

STAR

standard terminal arrival route

STCA

short term conflict alert

SUS

suspended

truncated route

transition altitude

TAR

terminal area radar

TAS

true air speed

TBA

to be advised

TBC

to be completed

TBD

to be defined

TCAS

transponder collision avoidance system

TDA

technical data

TEC

technical position

TID

touch input device CDRL Number MEC-DPDS-CTL-UG

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 47/48

MECATI – Controller User Guide

18 Sept 2008 Commercial in Confidence

transition level

TMA

terminal manoeuvring area

TRK/ANG track angle TRSATC message transmission TRS

transmission message

training system

TTF

trend type forecast

TWR

aerodrome control tower

UCT

uncontrolled

UHF

ultra high frequency

UTC

universal time coordinated

VDU

video display unit

VEL

velocity leader

VFR

visual flight rules

VHF

very high frequency

vector origin input

VSCS

voice switching and control system

workstation

WRN

warning information

WTC

wake turbulence category

WTUR

wake turbulence category

XFL

exit flight level

Document Number 61 820 412 - 108

Rev -

Page 48/48