Airborne Programme

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Airborne Programme

• by
• E. Bailey, Airborne Project Leader
• EUROCONTROL

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Projects

• Experimental 4D Flight Management System (EFMS)
• Airborne Human Machine Interface (AHMI)
• Air/Ground Integration via Data Link

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EFMS AHMI Functionality

• EFMS
• Prediction of 4D trajectories
• Trajectory negotiation with ATC over data link
• 4D Guidance
• Support advanced Airborne HMI
• AHMI
• Interactive Navigation Display
• Graphical editing of trajectories

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Project History

• Activities of the Research Establishments
• Arrival Managers - CENA, DLR
• 4D Descents - DERA
• Automated ATC - EEC
• Conflict Detection - NLR
• Advanced Cockpit Displays - DERA, NLR
• GARTEUR Concept
• Requirement for Experimental 4D FMS
• Birth of PHARE

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Difficult points to be resolved1. Generic FMS
AHMI
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Difficult points to be resolved2. Software
Engineering

• Aeronautical engineers ? software engineers
• Dispersed development sites
• Software development tools
• Common programming language
• Need for software integration team
• Software engineers ? aeronautical engineers

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Difficult points to be resolved3. Integrated ATM
?

• Lack of system design
• Air, Ground and Comms. projects developed
  independently
• Lack of understanding between players
• Air, Ground and Comms. developers incognisant of
  each others operational requirements, procedures
  and capabilities

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Difficult points to be resolved4. Data Link

• Requirement
• Flexible, high bandwidth data link
• Available
• Rigid data structure and protocols
• complex data structures for air and ground
  interfaces
• low bandwidth data link
• poor performance
• Essential to minimise the amount of data
  transmitted

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Success !

• Demonstrated concept of an Air/Ground Integrated
  ATM system
• Demonstrated capability of aircraft to predict,
  negotiate and fly 4D trajectories
• Demonstrated Advanced AHMI concepts
• Spin-off to other programmes
• FREER Flight
• AFMS/AATMS
• Avenue

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Open issues for the future

• Data Link Bandwidth
• Current applications for D/L require low/medium
  bandwidth
• Need to define user requirements for the longer
  term
• Benefits of 4D Navigation ?
• Time control Air or Ground ?
• Increased capacity and reduced delays ?
• Cost?
• Implementation Plans
• 5 year development 7 year notification
• 2012 earliest

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How further work will be undertaken.

• Develop close links between Navigation,
  Communication and ATC domains
• CBA
• Fast time simulations
• Real time simulations
• Safety studies
• Pre-operational Trials
• Arrival Departure Managers
• RNAV procedures in TMA
• ARINC 702A developments

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Acknowledgements

• Scientists/engineers of the RD Establishments
• In Particular
• Ronald Verhoeven, NLR - AHMI Project Manager
• Reg Harlow, DERA - Major contributor
• Bob Maddock, Eurocontrol - EFMS Production
  Manager
• Roland Rawlings, Eurocontrol - Father of the EFMS
  Project and Airborne Programme

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Airborne Programme

• by
• E. Bailey, Airborne Project Leader
• EUROCONTROL
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