Thomas Lee Moody

US Patent:

52009017, Apr 6, 1993

Filed:

Dec 17, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/628436

Inventors:

Arthur Gerstenfeld - Newton MA
Charles Millet - Amesbury MA
Thomas D. Moody - Norwood MA
Erich Ma - Watertown MA

Assignee:

UFA, Inc. - Newton MA

International Classification:

G06F 1548

US Classification:

364439

Abstract:

A site-selectable air traffic control system and method for interacting with a user, the system and method generating a representation of at least one moving aircraft having an initial position and heading with respect to a selected site for producing a dynamic simulation of an air traffic scenario to monitor air traffic in real time and provide expert instruction when necessary, and to analyze air traffic at the selected site. The site selected may consist of one of a plurality of stored sites or a modification of one of those sites. Controller commands issued by a user are entered for altering the air traffic scenario. The air traffic scenario may be based on actual flight patterns of aircraft within the air space corresponding to the selected site. Rules and procedures stored in a general knowledge base and a site-specific knowledge base are compared to the present state of the simulation of the air traffic scenario or to the controller command by an expert system for issuing a warning upon the immediate or foreseeable failure to observe any rule or procedure in the knowledge bases.

US Patent:

49791370, Dec 18, 1990

Filed:

Apr 1, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/176639

Inventors:

Arthur Gerstenfeld - Newton MA
Michael N. Gualtieri - Boxford MA
Thomas D. Moody - Reading MA

Assignee:

UFA Inc. - MA

International Classification:

G06F 1548

US Classification:

364578

Abstract:

An air traffic control training system and method for interacting with a user, the system and method generating a representation of at least one moving aircraft having an initial position and heading for producing a dynamic simulation of an air traffic scenario. Controller commands issued by a user are entered for altering the air traffic scenario. Rules and procedures stored in a knowledge base are compared to the present state of the simulation of the air traffic scenario or to the controller command by an expert system for issuing a warning upon the immediate or foreseeable failure to observe any rule or procedure in the knowledge base.

US Patent:

49492675, Aug 14, 1990

Filed:

Aug 17, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/233037

Inventors:

Arthur Gerstenfeld - Newton MA
Michael N. Gualtieri - Boxford MA
Thomas D. Moody - North Reading MA

Assignee:

UFA, Inc. - Newton MA

International Classification:

G06F 1548

US Classification:

364439

Abstract:

A site-selectable air traffic control system and method for interacting with a user, the system and method generating a representation of at least one moving aircraft having an initial position and heading with respect to a selected site for producing a dynamic simulation of an air traffic scenario. The site selected may consist of one of a plurality of stored sites or a modification of one of those sites. Controller commands issued by a user are entered for altering the air traffic scenario. Rules and procedures stored in a general knowledge base and a site-specific knowledge base are compared to the present state of the simulation of the air traffic scenario or to the controller command by an expert system for issuing a warning upon the immediate or foreseeable failure to observe any rule or procedure in the knowledge bases.