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Remote Digital TowerUsing BEST for Remote Digital Tower training and validation

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Real time data is improving our operations

The Remote Digital Tower is changing the ATM industry with undeniable benefits

Digital Tower technology has significantly improved the tools available to the tower controller

Augmented digital overlays present critical and supporting information to reduce the

“heads down” time

The augmented digital overlays can display a wide range of information in the

field-of-vision of the Controller

The BEST (Beginning to End for Simulation and Training) ATC simulator can help the controller

adapt to this new technology, and associated procedures, in a safe environment

BEST can support the training of controllers to operate multiple airports simultaneously

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Simulation safeguards operational change

BEST delivers the transition between normal and Remote Digital Tower operations

BEST is a single-solution product that can be used for Research, Evaluation, Testing and Training

The flexibility of BEST allows realistic scenarios to be created quickly, and tested in the simulated environment

Unlimited variations of scenarios can be created and run in the simulation within minutes

Any type of air and ground procedures can be prototyped, simulating all profiles of any aircraft or vehicle

BEST has advanced rotary wing and VTOL aircraft performance

BEST can be used to train a range of different situations, and teach methods and procedures that a Remote Digital Tower Controller will face in a system-independent environment

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ANWS Tower Simulator with SAAB

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ANWS Tower Simulator with SAAB

Integrated Tower simulator delivered by Micro Nav and SAABDelivered to Taiwan Air Navigation and Weather Services (ANWS) at Taoyuan International Airport

BEST ATC Simulator360° projected 3D display

Pilot, supervisory and traffic generator functions

Stimulation data interfaces for integration with SAAB

SAAB Tower WorkstationsInclusive of ASMGCS, electronic flight strip and airfield lighting functions

Stimulated by BEST , through a combination of ATM and bespoke data interfaces

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ANWS Tower Simulator with SAAB

Collaborative teamwork delivered a fully-integrated simulatorIntegration of data interfaces (remote, in-factory and onsite)

BEST 3D model lighting data coordinated with SAAB operational data to achieveintegrated control of airfield lights

ATM Interfaces deployedASTERIX CAT062, ASTERIX CAT021, AFTN (ICAO-format Flight Plans)

Bespoke Interfaces deployedNav-Aid Status for all equipment, Lighting Control, MET Data

Exercise Control for synchronisation of simulation states and simulation time

Delivered in less than 12 months

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BEST simulated Remote Digital Tower

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Control Panel for Generic Remote Digital Tower

All functionality-controlled from a generic BEST iTWP

The Micro Nav iTWP is built in HTML and is highly configurable

Presented set-up includes:

Stitched image

PTZ camera feeds

Toggle buttons for defined overlays

Several independent PTZ camera views are available

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Control Panel for Digital Tower

Each camera shows an image independent of the eyepoint of the main 3D display

The PTZ can be controlled using joystick and allows several controls:

Panning and tilting the emulated camera

Rotary control for zooming in and out

Push buttons (on joystick or control panel) for selecting different cameras around the airfield

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Support Remote Digital Multi-Tower Operations at several 3D airports

BEST can run multiple 3D airports in a single exercise circuit

This provides the ability to show two airports on a 3D display at the same time, both used in the same scenario

With two individual CWPs in front of the displays, the controller can view the GMR (if required), the radar display, and the information pages for the different airports being controlled

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Augmented Digital Overlay

Static Information

Airfield lighting

Ground mapping/ Obstacles

Points of interest

Environmental information

MET data

ATIS

Dynamic data

Labels

Tracks

Surveillance Information

Aircraft

Vehicles

Drones

FOD

FDP-derived Flight Information

Arrival Lists

Flow Data

Examples of types of data that can be presented as components of an

augmented digital overlay include:

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Surveillance Data

FOD

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