NASA's ATM Technology Demonstration-1: Integrated Concept of Arrival Operations

This paper describes operations and procedures envisioned for the National Seronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Air Traffic Management (ATM) Technology Demonstration No. 1 (ATD-1). The ATD-1 Concept of Operations (ConOps) demonstration will integrate three NASA technologies to achieve high throughput, fuel-efficient arrival operations into busy terminal airspace. They are Traffic Management Advisor with Terminal Metering (TMA-TM) for precise time-based schedules to the runway and points within the terminal area, Controller-Managed Spacing (CMS) decision support tools for terminal controllers to better manage aircraft delay using speed control, and Flight deck Interval Management (FIM) avionics and flight crew procedures to conduct airborne spacing operations. The ATD-1 concept provides de-conflicted and efficient operations of multiple arrival streams of aircraft, passing through multiple merge points, from top-of-descent (TOD) to touchdown. It also enables aircraft to conduct Optimized Profile Descents (OPDs) from en route altitude to the runway, using primarily speed control to maintain separation and schedule. The ATD-1 project is currently addressing the challenges of integrating the three technologies, and implantation into an operational environment. Goals of the ATD-1 demonstration include increasing the throughput of high-density airports, reducing controller workload, increasing efficiency of arrival operations and the frequency of trajectory-based operations, and promoting aircraft ADS-B equipage.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC.2012.6382307
• Authors:
  • Baxley, B T
  • Swenson, H N
  • Prevot, T
  • Callantine, T J
• Conference:
  • 2012 IEEE/AIAA 31st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)
  • Location: Williamsburg VA
  • Date: 2012-10-14 to 2012-10-18
• Publication Date: 2012-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airport runways; Airport terminals; Airspace (Aeronautics); Speed control; Vehicle trajectories; Workload
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01478998
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 2013 9:42AM