ART Workshop Airport Capacity Airport Research Bob Graham Head of Airport Research 21 st September 2016 Madrid
Expectations The issues and opportunities for future research New solutions / directions for future research. the airport research bank is empty our opportunity to create a new vision a Performance driven, predictable and integrated airport for 20xx? The Digital Airport? 2
SESAR 1 Vision INTEGRATION OF AIRPORTS THE 4D TRAJECTORY PRINCIPLE THE SYSTEM WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AUTOMATION Integrating airports - time synchronised operations of surface trajectories and flight turnaround Integrating airspace users flight systems to build predictable time synchronised flight precision The Intranet for Air Traffic Management Human operators concentrate on high value-added tasks COLLABORATIVE NETWORK PLANNING Integrated with airport operations planning and airspace user flight planning
Key Airport Concepts in SESAR 1 Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace Satellite based Communication & Navigation Integrated Departure & Arrival Manager Integrated Controller Working Position Complexity Assessment & Resolution Extended AMAN Time based separation Point Merge AMAN & Point Merge Approach Procedures with Vertical Guidance Dynamic vortex separation Continuous Climb & Descent Cruise climb Business & Mission trajectory Trajectory Management Framework Trajectory authorisation & revision using datalink Optimised RNP Low Visibility procedures using satellite GBAS Pilot Enhanced Vision Collision Avoidance Monitoring Airborne Spacing & Separation Performance Based Navigation Cruise climb Free routing Enhanced situational awareness Arrival & Departure Management Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace Enhanced ATFCM Process User Driven Prioritisation Process Ground safety nets Surveillance Ground System Enhancement Enhanced situational awareness Brake to vacate Surface planning & routing Remote Tower Sector Team Operations Enhanced Short Term Conflict Alert Conflict Detection & Resolution Integrated Controller Working Position Airport Operations Planning Network Operations Planning System interoperability with air & ground data sharing Enhanced Decision Support Tools
Some Successes to Celebrate SESAR Deployment programme EU Funding support Multiple calls 5
Performance Issues Remain - Lack Of integration Cost Effectiveness Airport Following Step 1, a number of performance issues remains to be solved Network En Route & TMA CNS & SWIM enablers Lack of Predictability
SESAR: 2020 Vision 7
Solution Driven Key Airport Concepts in SESAR 2.. Projects with Solutions with OIs & ENs Projects are both Technical & Operational PJ.01-01 PJ.01-02 PJ.01-03 PJ.01-05 PJ.01-06 PJ.01-07 PJ.02-01 PJ.02-02 PJ.02-03 PJ.02-05 PJ.02-06 PJ.02-08 PJ.02-09 PJ.02-11 PJ.03a-01 Extended Arrival Management with overlapping AMAN operations and interaction with DCB and CTA Use of Arrival and Departure Management Information for Traffic Optimisation within the TMA Dynamic and Enhanced Routes and Airspace Airborne Spacing Flight Deck Interval Management Enhanced Rotorcraft and GA operations in the TMA Approach Improvement through Assisted Visual Separation Wake turbulence separation optimization Enhanced arrival procedures Minimum-Pair separations based on RSP Independent Rotorcraft operations at the Airport Improved access into secondary airports in low visibility conditions Traffic optimisation on single and multiple runway airports Enhanced Runway Condition Awareness Enhanced Terminal Area for efficient curved operation Enhanced Guidance Assistance to Aircraft and Vehicles on the Airport Surface Combined with Routing Enhanced arrivals and departures Enhanced Runway Throughput Integrated Surface Management Airport Safety Nets PJ.03a-03 Enhanced navigation and accuracy in low visibility conditions (LVC) on the airport surface PJ.03a-04 Enhanced Visual Operations Total Airport Management PJ.03a-09 Surface operations by RPAS Remote Tower for Multiple Airports PJ.03b-01 Enhanced Airport Safety Nets for Controllers Optimised Airspace Users Operations PJ.03b-03 Conformance monitoring safety net for Pilots PJ.03b-05 Traffic alerts for pilots for airport operations Clustered around.. PJ.03b-06 Safety support tools for runway excursions PJ.04-01 PJ.04-02 PJ.05-02 PJ.05-03 PJ.07-01 PJ.07-02 PJ.07-03 PJ.07-04 Enhanced Collaborative Airport Performance Planning and Monitoring Enhanced Collaborative Airport Performance Management Remotely Provided Air Traffic Service for Multiple Aerodromes Remotely Provided Air Traffic Services from a Remote Tower Centre with a flexible allocation of aerodromes to Remote Tower Modules AU Processes for Trajectory Definition AU Fleet Prioritization and Preferences (UDPP) Mission Trajectory Driven Processes AU Trajectory Execution from FOC perspective 8
Need to look ahead Bank of SESAR OIs is empty If all OI are covered by SESAR 2020. What should we? Issues to consider Opportunities to consider What is happening outside our box Disruptive technologies / approaches 9
Some Airport Related Thoughts Issues remain Runways Surface & Terminals Land Transport Airspace Integration of.. RPAS Cyber Cost Predictability Environment Opportunities Data Driven AI Automation Networks / Cloud On-board technologies Disruptive Remote RPAS Data 10
Some ideas for research beyond current OI / Solutions Self Driving Car Technology Automated Surface Management Data Driven Runway Occupancy Time Management Simultaneous runway Occupancy Wide Runway Concept Digital Airport Enhanced Arrivals and Departures Enhanced Runway Throughput Data driven Business Process Re engineering of the APOC Integrated Surface Managed Common airport performance dashboard and planning shared with Network Total Airport Management Integration with passenger focus Airport safety nets Interacting with stakeholders on Environment? Optimised Airspace Users Operations Remote Tower For Multiple Airports
Back to Expectations. During the workshop we covered.. Network challenges delay, integration Big Data CDM, multimodal Runway, Surface, Environment Remote Tower What are the issues and opportunities for future research Which new solutions / directions for future research. our opportunity to create a new vision a Performance driven, predictable and integrated airport for 20xx? The Digital Airport? 12