Exploring Air Traffic Control Operations and Applications for Required Time of Arrival Use in a Real-Time Simulation Environment

Abstract

Four-Dimensional (4D) Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) is a key component of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), integrating an aircrafts navigation capability in space and time to improve efficiency and predictability in the Air Traffic Management (ATM)system. NextGen envisions that ATM will require the widespread implementation of 4DTrajectories (4DT) in all phases of flight, which will precisely describe an aircrafts path and uncertainty in space and time; This paper provides a description of the real-time simulation platform and the associated tools that were utilized to support the RTA simulation studies. Additionally, it will also provide a description of the innovative ATC applications that were investigated using the platform to accommodate RTA operations, along with some interesting results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1108754

Entities

People

  • David Gouldey
  • Roland Sgorcea

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Models
  • Aircrafts
  • Clearances
  • Corporations
  • Crossings
  • Environment
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Speeds
  • Four Dimensional
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Guidance
  • Navigation
  • Platforms
  • Simulations
  • Traffic
  • Trajectories
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space