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FACET is a simulation tool that models the National Airspace System, providing real-time decision support and improving traffic throughput while maintaining safety. It is currently in operational use by FAA traffic flow managers and airline dispatchers.
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FACET:Future Air Traffic ManagementConcepts Evaluation Tool Banavar Sridhar Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA Aviation Software Systems Workshop October 5-6, 2006 Alexandria, VA
Animation: A Day in the Life of Air Traffic Actual FAA Traffic Data
Pilots • FACET is currently in operational use by FAA traffic flow managersand airline dispatchers Flight Planning Separation Assurance FAA Sector Controllers Flow Management Enhanced by FACET FAA Flow Managersat ~100 sites Aircraft Dispatchers What is FACET? • FACET models the National Airspace System, for both researchand operational use • Developed as a simulation tool for NASA research • Successfully transitioned to operational use • Key capabilities • Traffic and weather datavisualization • Models airspace operations atnational level (~15,000 aircraft) • Real-time decision support foroperational users • Improves traffic throughputwhile maintaining safety
National Weather Service Winds SevereWeather APPLICATIONS Air and Space Traffic Integration AirborneSelf-Separation DataVisualization Direct Routing Analysis Controller Workload System-Level Optimization Traffic Flow Management FACET CORE FEATURES Tracks Flight Plans FAA Traffic Data Route Parser & Trajectory Predictor User Interface Historical Database Climb Descent Cruise Aircraft Performance Data Traffic & Route Analyzer Airspace Airways Airports Adaptation Data FACET Software Architecture
Question? • Why does it take so long to transfer software from research to operations? • --- • --- • ---