Re: [Mratc-developers] [my status]

[Michael R. <iw...@co...>]

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From: "Aquila Deus" <aqu...@ya...>

> > Currently, air traffic controllers are performing collision
> > avoidance with their eyes.  They look at their radar screen
and
> > tell flights to adjust their course if they are headed for a
> > collision.  A human being has a certain limit to the number
of
> > flights he or she can safely process at one time.  Computers
can
> > process information faster and more accurately than humans.
>
> Ummmm... If that's all, things would be very simple :)

I am not thinking this project is very complicated.  If it were
more complicated, I might not be so interested in taking it on.

> But why don't they just replace useless human beings with
computers? What's the
> problem they face??

I've been thinking that over for years.  Haven't come up with an
answer yet.  The biggest problem I can see at the moment is the
geodetic equations used to compute distances and bearings
between planes.  Those equations can be found at
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/inverse.pdf
They are not as simple as a Pythagorean Theorem or basic
trigonometry.

--Mike