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Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) Phase 1 Concept of Use (ConUse)This document presents an operational Concept of Use (ConUse) for the Phase 1 Baseline Integrated Arrival, Departure, and Surface (IADS) prototype system of NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) sub-project, which began demonstration in 2017 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). NASA is developing the IADS system under the ATD-2 sub-project in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation industry partners. The primary goal of ATD-2 sub-project is to improve the predictability and the operational efficiency of the air traffic system in metroplex environments, through the enhancement, development, and integration of the nation's most advanced and sophisticated arrival, departure, and surface prediction, scheduling, and management systems. The ATD-2 effort is a five-year research activity through 2020. The initial phase of the ATD-2 sub-project, which is the focus of this document, will demonstrate the Phase 1 Baseline IADS capability at CLT in 2017. The Phase 1 Baseline IADS capabilities of the ATD-2 sub-project consists of: (a) Strategic and tactical surface scheduling to improve efficiency and predictability of airport surface operations, (b) Tactical departure scheduling to enhance merging of departures into overhead traffic streams via accurate predictions of takeoff times and automated coordination between the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT, or Tower) and the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC, or Center), (c) Improvements in departure surface demand predictions in Time Based Flow Management (TBFM), (d) A prototype Electronic Flight Data (EFD) system provided by the FAA via the Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) early implementation effort, and (e) Improved situational awareness and demand predictions through integration with the Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS), TBFM, and TFDM (3Ts) for electronic data integration and exchange, and an on-screen dashboard displaying pertinent analytics in real-time. The surface scheduling and metering element of the capability is consistent with the Surface CDM Concept of Operations published in 2014 by the FAA Surface Operations Directorate.1 Upon successful demonstration of the Phase 1 Baseline IADS capability, follow-on demonstrations of the matured IADS traffic management capabilities will be conducted in the 2018-2020 timeframe. At the end of each phase of the demonstrations, NASA will transfer the ATD-2 sub-project technology to the FAA and industry partners.
Document ID
20180002425
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Jung, Yoon
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Engelland, Shawn
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Capps, Richard
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Coppenbarger, Rich
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hooey, Becky
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sharma, Shivanjli
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Stevens, Lindsay
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Verma, Savita
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Lohr, Gary
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Chevalley, Eric
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Dulchinos, Victoria
(San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Malik, Waqar
(Universities Space Research Association Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Morgan Ruszkowski, Louise
(Wyle Labs., Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
April 17, 2018
Publication Date
February 1, 2018
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN52045
NASA/TM-2018-219770
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX17AE07A
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA16BD14C
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA14AB82C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
integrated arrival
departure and surface (IADS) operations; strategic and tactical surface scheduli
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