ASAS TN2 WP3: Assessing ASAS Applications Maturity Eric Hoffman EUROCONTROL

Outline Objectives Approach Draft results Feedback

Objectives Yearly assessment of ADS-B/ASAS applications progress: –R&D work, validation –Operational standards –Technical standards –Early implementations Recommendations

Scope Assessment performed on Application Clusters: –ADS-B SurveillanceThales ATM –Situation AwarenessThales Avionics –Runway applicationsLFV –SpacingENAV –SeparationBAESYSTEMS –Self-SeparationNLR

Methodology Based on EMERALD approach: –Domains: Safety Operational Concept … –Maturity levels Enhanced to better capture transition to operations

Maturity Levels Industry maturity levelsRTD plan phases 1 - Basic principles identified and reported onUser Requirement/Concept Phase 2 - Technology capability understoodUser Requirement Analysis/Feasibility Phase 3 - Elements / sub-element feasibility demonstrated Functional Requirements/Feasibility Phase 4 - Component feasibility demonstratedASAS Development for Prototyping Phase 5 - Major component capability demonstrated in a representative environment 6 - Integrated component capability demonstrated in a representative environment Experimentation and Validation Phase 7 - Principles ground or flight demonstrated / validated modeling capability in a representative environment 8 - Flown or operated in an operational environment and production capability demonstrated Operational Implementation 9 - Fully qualified capability

EMERALD RTD Domains The Domains are: Operational ConceptsLFV Benefits & ConstraintsBAE Safety AssessmentNLR ASAS Operations and Human Factor IFATCA ASAS Design and Airborne HMITHAV Transition IssuesTATM&ENAV

Projects, activities,… NUP2, NUP2+, MA-AFAS, G2G, MFF, SEAP, SAFEFLIGHT 21, Capstone, C-ATM, ISAWARE II, CASCADE Stream 1&2/Cristals, RFG, Asia Pacific/Australia implementations, CARE/ASAS, INTENT, FALBALA, COSPACE, AATT/DAG-TM, NLR/NASAS Free Flight, FlySAFE, HILAS, EMERTA, EMERALD, ASSTAR,…

Situation Awareness Applications (1/2) Scope: –Enhanced traffic situational awareness during flight operations (ATSA-AIRB) –Traffic situational awareness on the airport surface (ATSA-SURF) –In-trail procedure in oceanic airspace (ATSA-ITP) –Enhanced visual separation on approach (ATSA-VSA) Human Factors: –OSED development within the RFG framework. –simulations with pilots. Level 7 Operational Concept: –RFG Level 7 Benefits Constraints: –Benefits identified for specific procedures –Limited constraints expected Level 5

Situation Awareness Applications (2/2) Safety: –One of the key objective –Not too complex Level 5 HMI & ASAS Design –One mature design available Level 6 Transition Issues: –Partial OK, no mandate Level 6 Critical Path –Airworthiness –ICAO Way Forward –CASCADE Stream 1 & RFG

Spacing Applications (1/2) Scope: –Enhanced sequencing and merging operations (ASPA-S&M) –In-trail procedure in oceanic airspace (ASPA- ITP) –Enhanced crossing and passing operations (ASPA-C&P) Human Factors & ASAS Operations: –Consolidated procedures –Detailed Human Factors Level 5 Operational Concept: –Defined concepts and tested Level 5 Benefits Constraints: –workload reduction, increased capacity demonstrated Level 5

Spacing Applications (2/2) Safety: –Initial OHA/HAZOP Level 3 HMI & ASAS Design –Flight trials & large scale simulations Level 5 Transition Issues: –Capability demonstrated in a representative environment Level 5 Critical Path –Integration within ATM developments –Pre operational trials Way Forward –See above

Separation Applications (1/2) Scope: –Lateral Crossing and Passing (ASEP-LC&P) –Vertical Crossing and Passing (ASEP-VC&P) –In-Trail Follow (ASEP- ITF) –Enhanced Flight Level Change Procedure (ASEP-FLC) Human Factors & ASAS Operations: –Except for ITF, very little work performed Level 1 or 2 Operational Concept: –Concept quite mature: Level 5 Benefits Constraints: –Some limited studies available Level 3

Separation Application (2/2) Safety: –Level 1 HMI & ASAS Design –Some preliminary available: Level 3 Transition Issues: –Level 1 Critical Path –Safety Analysis –Business Cases Way Forward –ASSTAR

Way Forward Feedback Consolidation/harmonization Draft available year end First release at the next workshop Annual updates

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