Functional Programming in Aviation • Tony Morris • YOW! 2017

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This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2017. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Tony Morris - Senior Software Engineer at CSIRO's Data61 RESOURCES https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-morris-1961a02 https://github.com/tonymorris https://tmorris.ne ABSTRACT In this talk & demo, we have a look at some of the low-hanging problems in general aviation and how functional programming can be applied to provide significant improvements in efficiency and air safety. The current solutions to problems such as navigation, traffic/terrain collision avoidance and weight/balance calculations will be demonstrated to the audience, mostly for amusement. More seriously, we will have a look at the legacy that has led to the way things are, and how to improve by applying our programming skills. We will look at: • how aviation safety is regulated. • how aeronautical services are provided to flight operators. • how aeronautical navigation is conducted and regulated. • how the weight and balance for a flight is conducted. • the methods by which aircraft and ground coordinate between each other. We will see: • some real (and basic) data management problems in aviation, that very obviously threaten safety, then solve them, using programming. • we will see a live demonstration of aeronautical navigation methods, investigate incident reports where lives were lost as a result, and consider how our programming skills can yield improvements, possibly even save lives. • we will conduct a real weight&balance c

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