1. Assessment of past and ongoing EC-funded projects
CATER Final Workshop
Assessment of past and ongoing EC-funded projects
Andrew Koubatis
19 Sept 2017
Madrid

2. Europe’s Time Efficiency Goals
Flightpath Europe’s Vision for Aviation - TE related goals
Meeting
Societal
&
market
needs
90% of travellers within Europe are able to complete their journey, door-to-door within 4 hours
Flights arrive within 1 minute of the planned arrival time regardless of weather conditions
European citizens are able to make informed mobility choices and have affordable access to one another, taking into account: economy, speed, and tailored level of service
An air traffic management system is in place that provides a range of services to handle at least 25 million flights a year of all types of vehicles, (fixed-wing, rotorcraft) and systems (manned, unmanned, autonomous) that are integrated into and interoperable with the overall air transport system with 24-hour efficient operation of airports
A coherent ground infrastructure is developed including: airports, vertiports and heliports with the relevant servicing and connecting facilities, also to other modes.
Ensuring
safety
and
security
Weather and other hazards from the environment are precisely evaluated and risks are properly mitigated.
Efficient boarding and security checks allow seamless security for global travel, with minimum passenger and cargo impact.

3. Gap analysis between R&I and opportunities /needs
Assessment Process
CORDIS
Project databases
TRIP
D2D Model
1236
Transport
521
D2D related
122
TE relevant
R&I
Assessment Framework
Project Assessment
ACARE
SRIA
Vol 2
Gap analysis between R&I and opportunities /needs
1st year / closed projects
FLIGHTPATH 2050
Goals
Air Transport
Multimode Transport
ICT & Security
Total 72 21 6 99
TRIP = Transport Research & Innovation Portal

4. Project Assessment, 5 Steps
For each project we go through the following process:
Research basic information (website, reports, …) & complete initial assessment 1
Prepare questionnaire based on basic information 2
Send out questionnaire to project responsible 3
Call with project responsible to confirm initial assessment & discuss further questions 4
Finalize assessment and prepare report 5

5. Assessment Framework (initial assessment)
Project Info
● Name
● Acronym
● Duration
● Budget
● Contact
● Links
D2D model Stage:
1- From Door to Origin Airport
2- At Origin Airport
3- From Gate to Gate
4- At Transit Airport
5- At Destination Airport
6- From Destination Airport to Door
Activity Type
● Concepts
● Knowledge
● Policy
● Others
● Infrastructure
● Technology
Transport Mode
● Air
● Rail
● Water
● Road
● Multimode (MM)
● All
● All+MM
Project Domain
1. Physics
2. Structures
3. Propulsion
4. Vehicle Systems and Equipment
5. Mechanics
6. Integrated Design & Validation
7. Traffic Management
8. Transport Nodes
9. Human Factors
10. Innovative Concepts & Scenarios
Implementation
● Theoretical / General recommendations
● Simulation using real data /
Specific solutions-recommendations proposed
● Implementation in limited pilot projects
(specified duration, no continuation of operation)
● Commercial implementation, on-going use
ACARE SRIA vol 2
● SRIA Capability
● SRIA Enabler
Flightpath 2050 Goals
● 90% travelers…
● Flights arrive…
● etc.
Industrial involvement
● Research Institutes - No industrial involvement
● Low sized Aerospace company
● Mid sized Aerospace company (in top 50) / Airport
● Major Aerospace company (in top 20)
● Other SMEs
● Other Large Companies
Potential Impact
● DURATION
● PUNCTUALITY
● PREDICTABILITY
End Users Involved
● Yes
● No

6. First Phase results Impact by Funding & Number of Projects
Highest number of projects in Traffic Management
Out of ~100 projects 37% did not have a direct impact on Time Efficiency
63% had a potential impact on
Duration
Punctuality
Predictability

7. 2nd Phase Detailed assessment process
~ 40 projects identified for follow-up
~ 30 Questionnaires sent
16 Replies
Send out questionnaire
Respondent completes the missing information
Call with the responsible to confirm and review the questionnaire
Finalize assessment
Prepare report

8. 2nd Phase Detailed assessment process
16 Projects Detailed Assessment

9. Detailed Results by D2D Phase -16 Projects

10. Step 2) Prepare Questionnaire
List of questions:
Contribution to SRIA Capability
Ease of Adoption (Economic, Legal, Organizational)
Evidence of Contribution to Time Efficiency
Contribution to Flightpath 2050 Goal
Post-project Activities
Additional Comments + +
Project Description (1 Page)
Project website
Cordis
etc.
Score Card

11. Project Initial Assessment

12. Assessment Example (1/2)

13. Assessment Example (2/2)
*Data was not available to quantify impact

14. Contribution to the SRIA Capability
1 - Low
the project addresses a small part of the scope of the capability/ capabilities
2 - Medium
the project addresses a significant part of the scope of the capability/ capabilities
3 - High
the project addresses the full scope of the capability/ capabilities

15. Contribution to the SRIA Capability
Improved Air Transport interface node (airport) design
Medium
Performance based navigation and surveillance information platform is available throughout the whole air transportation network meeting the needs of future operations Sub-Capability: New sensor technologies to enable all weather operations and atmospheric hazard avoidance
Optimised Process for passenger, baggage, freight /time, seamlessness, convenience, predictability,etc)
To evolve air vehicle designs that employ non-kerosene energy sources
To define revolutionary propulsion system concepts that offer game changing reduction in environmental impact and energy consumption
Alternative intermodal journey recommendations
Implementation of all air vehicle operational concepts.
Intermodal / multi-modal journey planning depending on disaster and weather conditions
Low
Intermodal / multi-modal journey planning Methodologies and tools for fair and unbiased assessment of the different modes of transport enabling customers to make informed travel decisions, including information on environmental impact, energy efficiency, costs etc.

16. Contribution to the SRIA Capability
Transport system modelling through an open architecture to enable modelling and evaluation of new mobility concepts.
High
Generation of a global model and awareness of its capabilities and imits, implementation of an operational risk management system
Medium
The ability to adapt and optimize air vehicle operation, fleet operation and flows in accordance with evaluative performance requirements
Innovative measures which facilitate the transit of passengers, luggage and goods through the security and immigration, customs processes at Air Transport connection nodes.
Optimised Process for passenger, baggage, freight (time, seamlessness, convenience, predictability, etc) Aircraft, airport and ground handling technologies are integrated to support people in the turnaround process and links to other transport modes
Models which facilitate the mission planning through the identification & prevision of meteorological and other environmental hazards affecting flight safety

17. Economic Ease of Adoption
1 -Low
The costs of adoption are very large, e.g. due to high technical complexity of the innovation.
2 -Medium
The adoption will require investments that are not significantly high considering the magnitude of the change brought by the innovation.
3- High
The costs involved in adopting the innovation are low compared to the magnitude of the change brought by the innovation.
Legal Ease of Adoption
1 -Low
There are major legal constraints that need to be solved before adoption. Resolving these constraints requires a significant effort.
2 -Medium
There are minor legal constraints that must be solved before adoption
3- High
The innovation fits in the current legal framework. Adoption is therefore easy from a legal point of view.
Organizational Ease of Adoption
1 -Low
There are major organizational, institutional or political constraints for adoption by aviation stakeholders; in terms of e.g., operational, infrastructural or social limitations. Resolving these constraints would take a significant effort.
2 -Medium
There are organizational, institutional or political constraints for adoption by aviation stakeholders. Resolving these constraints will take time but is rather straightforward.
3- High
Aviation stakeholders are keen to adopt, because of the perceived benefits. Any constraints are minor only.

18. Ease of Adoption.

19. Contribution to the Flightpath 2050 Goal
1 -Low
the project can help in pursuing the goal.
2 -Medium
the project can have a moderate and/or clear indirect impact on the goal.
3- High
the project can have a direct and strong impact on achieving the goal.

20. Evidence of Contribution to Time Efficiency
Confirm evidence of contribution to time efficiency, if data was provided.

21. Contribution to the Flightpath 2050 Goal

22. Project follow-up
31% of projects had follow-up activities

23. Conclusions
Many of the projects are quite complex, therefore a short summary on the results section of CORDIS or TRIP is not sufficient to understand the full impact. Not all project results were publicly available.
Many of the results related to time efficiency, duration, punctuality and predictability were not quantified. Even though the projects were relevant to time efficiency, the goals often did not involve specific measurements of time efficiency performance indicators.  The majority of the project assessments are qualitative rather than quantitative.
Many projects had interesting and potentially useful results, but no visible continuation activities. Visibility into the post-project commercialization was lacking.  Collaboration of large and small, academic and commercial organizations should be promoted. Large companies have the means to aid in the eventual commercialization, small organizations and academic institutions have the ability to propose novel ideas.

24. Thank you
Andrew Koubatis
ALTRAN