Concept for Robust, High Density Terminal Air Traffic Operations

This paper describes a concept for future high-density, terminal air traffic operations that has been developed by interpreting the Joint Planning and Development Office’s vision for the Next Generation (NextGen) air transportation system and coupling it with emergent National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other technologies and procedures during the NextGen timeframe. The concept described in this paper includes five core capabilities: 1) extended terminal area routing, 2) precision scheduling along routes, 3) merging and spacing, 4) tactical separation, and 5) off-nominal recovery. Gradual changes are introduced to the National Airspace System by phased enhancements to the core capabilities in the form of increased levels of automation and decision support as well as targeted task delegation. NASA will be evaluating these conceptual technological enhancements in a series of human-in-the- loop simulations and will accelerate development of the most promising capabilities in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration through the Efficient Flows Into Congested Airspace Research Transition Team.

• Record URL:
  http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110008343_2011008602.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at 10th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 13-15 September 2010.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Ames Research Center
  Moffett Field, CA  United States  94035
• Authors:
  • Isaacson, Douglas R
  • Robinson III, John E
  • Swenson, Harry
  • Denery, Dallas G
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 23p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air routes; Aircraft separation; Airspace (Aeronautics); Automation; Decision support systems; Routing; Scheduling; Technological innovations; Terminal air traffic control
• Identifier Terms: National Airspace System; Next Generation Air Transportation System; U.S. Federal Aviation Administration; U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01352196
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ARC-E-DAA-TN2136
• Contract Numbers: NAS2-03144
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 2011 7:13AM