Training in the ATS – Apron and Tower Simulator

360° Tower Simulator

The Tower Simulator serves to simulate the work of flight controllers on airports, managing start, landing and taxiing of aircraft. Important components of the simulation are the visual system which reproduces the view out of the window of the tower as well as the radar screen on which the controller can recognize the position of all aircraft. The Tower Simulator serves to research and develop systems which are able to support flight controllers in doing their challenging work. The simulation facility consists of a traffic simulation engine for moving any kind of aircraft in the air and on the ground as well as two vision systems such that experiments with two groups of controllers including hand-over procedures are possible.