1 CARE-ASAS Action Plan Francis Casaux CARE-ASAS Action Manager on behalf of EUROCONTROL

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Reference Documents CARE Document January 4, 2000 CARE Framework Agreement version 3 CARE-ASAS Action Plan CARE-ASAS/ Version January 3, 2000 General Procedure for Calls CARE-ASAS/ Version January 11, 2000 CARE Web Site

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January CARE-ASAS Objectives Promote co-operative work on ASAS within Europe Establish a common view on ASAS applications Support the validation of the strategic line of action related to transfer of separation responsibility to the cockpit identified in the ATM Strategy for Make the best use of the wide range of competencies which are required to address all the issues Avoid the duplication of R&D efforts

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Levels of Co-operation Level 1 - Exchange –Direct contacts between people at the working level –Technical Interchange Meetings, Workshops, R&D Network –Projects are run independently –Calls for Proposal Level 2 - Co-operation –Avoid duplication of efforts –Results of R&D work are re-used –Projects are inter-related –Calls for Interest Level 3 - Collaboration –Working together on the same project –Common funding is necessary –Calls for Tender

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Management CARE-ASAS Action Management –Francis Casaux: action manager –Mick van Gool (DSA/PPM): CARE manager –Ed Bailey (DSA/AMN): technical secretary CARE-ASAS Action Management Board –composed of ASAS experts –who advise the action manager –they initiate the work –they follow the progress –they evaluate the work conducted within the action

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Call for Proposal Mechanism for the exchange of information –Proposals for topics, lectures, results of studies –Technical Interchange Meetings for people working on ASAS R&D studies –Workshops open to people outside R&D organisations –No identified CARE-ASAS budget Mechanism for Organisations to propose new CARE-ASAS activities requiring a co-operative approach

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Call for Interest Calls for Interest are issued after a decision from the Eurocontrol R&D Review Group The aim is to gather Organisations working on a CARE-ASAS activity The work is funded by the budget of the participating Organisations The first tasks are to elaborate an agreed work plan and to define a working structure And then to produce the activity deliverables

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Call for Tender 1/2 Calls for Tender for activities are issued after a decision from the Eurocontrol R&D Review Group Calls for Tender for work-packages within an activity are issued after a decision from the CARE- ASAS Action manager The aim is to select an Organisation or a Consortium to achieve the work and to provide the deliverables identified within the activity or the work-package The work is funded by the CARE budget

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Call for Tender 2/2 Calls for Tender will be issued following the Eurocontrol Standards Replies shall include: –a technical proposal –a financial proposal –a management plan CARE is a co-operative initiative: –Replies by Consortium are preferable (more than one Organisation) –Within a Consortium a leader shall be identified

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 0 - Communications Objectives –Exchange of information between organisations –Dissemination of the R&D results Inputs –Results of R&D projects and studies –Progress reports on on-going projects and studies including the CARE-ASAS Action Work content –Technical Interchange Meetings for R&D people –Workshops open to stakeholders –Exchange of information through a CARE R&D network

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 1 - Problem Dimensions Objectives: –Review of the existing work on ASAS –Analysis of the degree of validation achieved so far –Identification of areas needing further work Inputs: –Results from past and on-going European R&D projects and studies related to ASAS Deliverables: A report Procedure: Call for Tender (1 man-year)

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 1 - Tentative schedule February 10, 2000 : the Call for Tender is issued March 9, 2000 : Replies are received Selection process April 14, 2000 : The contract is signed April 21, 2000 : Kick-off meeting September 8, 2000 : The interim report is available September 28, 2000 : Activity 1 workshop October 27, 2000 : The final report is available

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 2 - Validation Framework Objectives: –Comparison of studys results –Development of an approved validation framework Inputs: –Existing work on ASAS validation –Similar work conducted within CARE-INTEGRA Deliverables: –Scenarios –Metrics (safety, capacity, efficiency) –Tools for ASAS validation Procedure: Call for Interest

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 2 - Schedule January 21, 2000 : The Call for Interest is issued February 18, 2000 : Replies are received March 14, 2000 : Activity 2 workshop in Haren Work to be carried out: –Activity 2 work plan –Activity 2 working structure –Initial co-operative work September 14, 2000 : Activity 2 review

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 3 - Airborne Separation Minima Objectives: –Phase 1: influencing parameters and first attempt of quantification –Phase 2: Define airborne separation minima (which are dependent on ASAS applications and technologies) Inputs: –Work on separation minima –ASAS application procedures Deliverables: A report Procedure: Call for Interest for phase 1 (1 or 2 man-year)

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 3 - Schedule January 21, 2000 : The Call for Interest is issued February 18, 2000 : Replies are received March 15, 2000 : Activity 3 workshop in Haren Work to be carried out: –Activity 3 work plan –Activity 3 working structure –Initial co-operative work September 15, 2000 : Activity 3 review

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 4 - ASAS Application Selection Objectives: –Phase 1: Selection of ASAS applications and delegation of separation assurance issues –Phase 2: Study of two or three ASAS applications –Phase 3: Study of other ASAS applications Inputs: –AIRSAW-TF work –Results of activities 1, 2 & 3 Deliverables: A report Procedure: TBD

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Activity 5 - Implementation Programme Objectives: –Elaborate an ASAS work programme to implement the selected ASAS applications within the framework of EATMP Inputs: –Results of activities 1, 2, 3 & 4 –OCD and ATM Strategy for Deliverables: A report Procedure: TBD

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January FAA/Eurocontrol Action Plan 1 R&D co-operation between the FAA and Eurocontrol Action Plan 1 is dedicated to ASAS The objectives are : –to promote a mutual understanding on ASAS –to identify areas for practical co-operation on the development of ASAS –to examine the longer term issues related to the advanced capabilities of air and ground equipment Strong co-ordination between CARE-ASAS and Action Plan 1 will be maintained

CARE-ASAS Action PlanCARE Briefing Session - January Concluding Remarks Activity 1 is to be launched through a call for tender Activity 2 & 3 are launched through calls for interest Success will depend on Organisations involvement –provision of internal resources to support co-operation and to progress the work –replies to the various calls –impact on internal R&D projects CARE is a challenging initiative –See you next year to assess the results