MANAGING THE AIRPORT COMPLEXITY: CONTRIBUTION OF THE OBJECT-ORIENTED APPROACH
Michel Lemoine · 2000
In this paper we emphasise how a computer science technology, namely the Object-Oriented [OO] approach, is able to help modelling large and complex systems such as airports. We will demonstrate how the building of an Information System for the Airport will allow to better manage current and future solutions. First of all we introduce very briefly the 2 used notations: Use Cases and Class Diagrams that respectively allow to model the functional and structural points of view. We show how some application constraints can be taken into account. We then emphasise how these models can be validated by end users such air traffic controllers, pilots, … These models constitute the rigorous and static specification of Decision Support System [DSS] and Collaborative Decision Making systems [CDM] that should be used to introduce new procedures, new regulations, …