ngats atm - airportal project safe and efficient surface operations seso

1. NGATS ATM - Airportal ProjectSafe and Efficient Surface Operations (SESO) Yoon Jung NASA Ames Research Center 3rd Surface Management Workshop NASA Ames Research Center October 30 - November 1, 2007

2. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 2

3. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 3 SESO Milestones Level 4 Validation of initial 4DT-based safe and efficient surface operations (FY11) Level 3 Baseline tools for surface operations data analysis and real-time system performance monitoring (FY09) Integration and evaluation of optimized ground operations (FY10) Integration and evaluation of initial low altitude/surface conflict detection and resolution algorithms (FY11) Level 2 Algorithms to generate robust optimized solutions for surface traffic planning and control (FY09) Fast- & real-time simulation environments (FY08) Aircraft- & ground-based low altitude/surface CD&R algorithms (FY09-11) Algorithms for runway configuration planning for single airport operations (FY09) Requirements for presenting taxi clearance to flight deck and perform analysis on pilot compliance (FY09-11) Level 1 Model and quantify the uncertainties in predicting surface movement and traffic optimization (FY09) Develop and validate 4D surface trajectory model (FY09) Investigate environmental constraints and develop requirements to integrate solutions into traffic optimization (FY09)

4. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 4 Surface Traffic Scheduling Objective Develop a framework and algorithms to generate robust optimized solutions for surface traffic planning and control including taxi routing and runway schedule, to allow surface throughput gains with little or no increase in delays Technical Approach Investigate constraints and uncertainties Develop a framework for surface traffic optimization Incorporate environmental constraints into surface traffic planning Develop robust optimization algorithms Develop scenarios and evaluate algorithms through realistic simulations Collaborative Research UARC Georgia Tech/MIT/Sensis Team SJSU/OSI/VGO Team Metron/Georgia Tech/GMU Team Available Modeling and Simulation Tools SMS/ATG ACES GoSAFE

5. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 5 Example: A Framework for Coordinated Surface Operations Planning

6. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 6 Pilot Compliance of 4D Taxi Clearances Concept Surface traffic optimization systems and conops must incorporate pilot operating requirements Human factors pilot-in-the-loop studies are used to determine pilot operating requirements Goal Integrate 4D taxi clearances with flight deck information requirements Approach: Planned 4D Taxi Navigation Studies Develop 4D taxi clearance concepts Develop 4D taxi clearance display formats Develop pilot performance metrics Who’s involved - Human Centered Systems Lab (HCSL) Dave Foyle, NASA ACITS

7. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 7 Baseline 4D Taxi Navigation - Updating/adjusting 4D taxi clearances study (Expt #2)

8. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 8 Low alt/Runway/Taxiway Conflict Detection and Resolution Objectives Develop concepts and requirements for aircraft- based low altitude, runway, and taxiway conflict detection and resolution (CD&R) algorithms Develop and evaluate CD&R algorithms Status Concepts and requirements document in development Initial version of Conflict Scenario Simulator (CSS) delivered SAA with ACSS for joint runway incursion prevention research is in process of being awarded Initial taxi and low altitude conflict detection algorithms in development Pilot-in-the-loop simulation studies planned for FY08 Usability study to obtain feedback on algorithms and alerting displays (in conjunction with IIFD study) Simulation study to evaluate conflict detection and alerting algorithms and pilot interface Supporting activities NRA - Ohio University, a joint effort with IIFD project RTCA SC-186 WG-1 participation Who’s involved Denise Jones, NASA Lockheed Martin

9. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 9 Publications H. Balakrishnan and Y. Jung, “A Framework for Coordinated Surface Operations Planning at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,” AIAA-2007-6553, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, Aug. 20-23, 2007 Martin, L., Verma, S., Ballinger, D., and Cheng, V., “Developing a decision support interface for surface domain air traffic controllers,” Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 1-5, 2007 Jones, Denise R.; and Prinzel, Lawrence J., III: Runway Incursion Prevention for General Aviation Operations. Proceedings of the AIAA/IEEE 25th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Portland, OR, Oct. 15-19, 2006 Prinzel, Lawrence J., III; and Jones, Denise R.:  Cockpit Technology for the Prevention of General Aviation Runway Incursions.  Proceedings of the 2007 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, OH, April 23-26, 2007. Verma, S. and Kozon, T., “Exploring changes in roles and responsibilities of air traffic control under precision taxiing”, Digital Avionics and Control System Conference, Dallas, TX, Oct. 21-25 2007 Williams, J.L., Hooey, B.L., and Foyle, D.C., “4-D Taxi Clearances: Pilot’s Usage of Time- and Speed-based Formats,” Proceedings of the AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Keystone, CO, August 21-24, 2006 (Paper AIAA-2006-6611) Sweriduk, G. D., Cheng, V. H. L., Andre, A. D., and Foyle, D. C. (2007). Automation tools for high-precision taxiing. Proceedings of the 26th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Dallas, TX, Oct. 21, 2007. Montoya, J., Rathinam, S., and Jung, Y., “An Optimization Model for Reducing Taxi Delays at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,” The 26th congress of the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), Anchorage, Alaska, Sept 14-19, 2008 (abstract submitted)

10. 10/30 - 11/1/2007 3rd Surface Management Workshop 10 Contact Info: Yoon Jung Associate Principal Investigator NGATS ATM-Airportal Project Email: Yoon.C.Jung@nasa.gov Phone: 650-604-4796 NASA Ames Research Center Mail Stop 210-6 Moffett Field, California 94035 USA