eDEP Users Group Meeting

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• eDEP Users Group Meeting
• Radar Skills Trainer
• Road map

Vladimir Bubalo, IANS TDH
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Content
RST History
RST in brief
RST users
Support Maintenance
Future steps
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RST History

• V1.0 replacement was necessary
• obsolete software

1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007

V 1.0
V 2.1
V 2.0
V 1.0
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Austrocontrol
NATS
Belgocontrol

• V2 - Phased development
• Intensive live testing

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RST in brief
Exercises
Courses
Radar Skills Trainer
R/T
Flights
Classes
Analyses
Weather
Users
Replay
Airspace
Progress review

• 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
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RST Configuration distributed - 2 PCs

Network connection
No CMS
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RST Configuration CMS server
Network connection
CMS SERVER

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What may be measured?
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Users
13 RST Users
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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

Not required
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Future steps
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
eDEP coordination
V2.3 development
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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
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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

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ANY QUESTIONS?