AirControlX

AirControlX is a multi-threaded airport simulation and air traffic control management system written in C++11. It models real-time flight scheduling, runway assignment, and phase transitions using concurrent threads and synchronization primitives.

Features

• Multi-threaded flight simulation with individual threads for each aircraft.
• Centralized manager monitoring flight progress and thread lifecycles.
• Priority-based scheduling queue prioritizing emergency and VIP flights.
• Thread-safe runway access using POSIX mutexes and condition variables.
• Phase-based simulation mapping flight states from holding and approach to landing, taxiing, and gate arrival/departure.
• Speed restriction and violation tracking system with airline billing.

Project Structure

• main.cpp: Entry point of the simulation that configures airlines and runs the manager.
• CMakeLists.txt: Build configuration file.
• src/: Core source files containing class declarations and inline implementations:
  • Aircraft.h: Defines flight properties, phase simulation, speed violation checks, and thread execution.
  • Airline.h: Represents airline entities, handles fleets, and manages billing.
  • FlightScheduler.h: Implements priority-queue based arrival/departure scheduling and re-ordering for emergencies or VIPs.
  • Runway.h: Manages runway state, access control, and usage compatibility rules.
  • Manager.h: Coordinates the overall simulation, starts threads, and manages runway requests.

Prerequisites

• C++11 compatible compiler (such as GCC or Clang)
• CMake 3.5 or higher
• SFML 2.5 (graphics, window, and system components)
• POSIX threads library (pthread)

Compilation and Build

To build the project using CMake:

1. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build

2. Generate the build files:

   cmake ..

3. Compile the project:

   make

4. Run the executable:

   ./AirControlX