Research and make short notes on the assigned topic and prepare a short presentation of your findings.
Atiya & Immaculate
1. Reservation Systems: About Online air travel reservation systems http://www.faqs.org/faqs/travel/air/handbook/part4/section-3.html
SABRE computerized reservation system used by Silkair, Malaysian airlines
http://www.sabre-holdings.com/
or http://www.sabretravelnetwork.com/
a) Describe the systems used by transport companies to allow the reservations by customers.
b) Discuss the social and ethical issues/impacts this has on the different stakeholders
Sajni & Tasin
2. Luggage Processing:Patent for Luggage processing
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4137567.html
Airline – luggage handling system e.g. Helsinki http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/baggage/airport-innovation/
Baggage Handling software http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/consult/sky/
And http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/baggage/crisplant/
a) Describe the technology being used to assist in the handling of luggage.
b) How has the use of the stated technologies above impacted the stakeholders.
Gary
3. Traffic Simulations (see Simulations and Modelling)An example of traffic simulations
http://vwisb7.vkw.tu-dresden.de/~treiber/MicroApplet/
a)How could Brunei have benefited from this before building the new traffic lights at the airport roundabout?
http://destech.mit.edu/akilian/newscreens/traffic/index.html
for more examples of traffic simulations
b)Describe the changing variables in these simulations
c)Why would road planners perform traffic simulations?
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