Airborne Separation Assurance and Traffic Management: Research of Concepts and TechnologyTo support the need for increased flexibility and capacity in the future National Airspace System, NASA is pursuing an approach that distributes air traffic separation and management tasks to both airborne and ground-based systems. Details of the distributed operations and the benefits and technical challenges of such a system are discussed. Technology requirements and research issues are outlined, and NASA s approach for establishing concept feasibility, which includes development of the airborne automation necessary to support the concept, is described.
Document ID
20040087042
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Ballin, Mark G. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Wing, David J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hughes, Monica F. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Conway, Sheila R. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)