Development of a Web Based Departure Control System

Abstract: A departure control system (DCS) is an administrative tool used by airports to handle boarding and baggage management. However the DCSs used by smaller swedish airports are outdated and tied to desktop applications which are a hassle to update. The solution to this problem is to develop a new web based DCS. A DCS needs hardware to fully function (scanners, printers), this poses the problem of communicating between a web browser and hardware. To solve this problem a local server was developed to handle the hardware and communication with the browser which was then integrated into a web application. When developing the DCS, readability and further development was kept in mind making code quality and code commenting key factors. To evaluate whether these factor positively affected readability, an interview was conducted. The foundation of a web based DCS was developed and according to the interview results the conclusions is that code commenting, proper naming and modularity increases source code comprehension.