1. CORSAIR Project Status Updates
Rafal Kicinger
Metron Aviation, Inc.
CORSAIR Project Status Updates

2. CORSAIR Concept Airbus Concept : Use The Aircraft As a Sensor
Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL
November 3, 2016
CORSAIR Concept
Airbus Concept : Use The Aircraft As a Sensor
COntaminated Runway State Automatic Identification and Reporting
AOC’s
ATC
Runway condition report
Services
Aircraft data
Ground Server

3. What does CORSAIR Actually Analyze ?
Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL
November 3, 2016
What does CORSAIR Actually Analyze ?
CORSAIR analysis starts at brake-on set and ends at 30kt
CORSAIR uses aircraft data (speed, deceleration, models) to
estimate the braking forces experienced during the landing
CORSAIR calculates the best corresponding TALPA runway state to determine the conditions experienced by the aircraft
CORSAIR ANALYSIS
6-DRY
5-GOOD
4-GOOD TO MEDIUM
3-MEDIUM
2-MEDIUM TO POOR
1-POOR
TALPA LEVEL

4. CORSAIR Contribution to Runway Condition Reporting
Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL
November 3, 2016
CORSAIR Contribution to Runway Condition Reporting
CORSAIR technology is not designed as a replacement for existing measurement means, it is designed to complement them
Runway Sensors
Runway Inspection
Weather Reports
Friction Testing
CORSAIR
Consolidated Runway Condition
PIREP
CORSAIR Advantages
Real-time assessment of runway condition
Measurement of runway slipperiness as experienced by an airplane
Reported using standardized terminology (ICAO)
Ability to detect local areas of degradation

5. Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL
November 3, 2016
FAA Project Status
Completed validation and verification analyses using historical flight data obtained from participating airline partners
Field Trial results and fully achieve project commitments
Share result with stakeholders. Collect their feed back and requirements for implementation
Confirm non-impact on flight crew workload and procedures for obtaining, reporting, receiving, or using CORSAIR outputs
Consolidate potential benefits for the FAA, airlines, and airports
2014
2015
2016
2017
CORSAIR Development and Validation
Field Trials
Large scale historical data analysis using airline’s FDM data
1st ATSU prototype
Flight Test
Field demonstration with partner Airline and airport
Done
Done
In progress
Done

6. Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL
November 3, 2016
Summary and Next Steps
Validation and verification analyses showed that
CORSAIR identification algorithms provide performance consistency and safe results for runway condition assessment
CORSAIR provides an added value of objective performance based measurement
Flight tests demonstrate feasibility of the CORSAIR approach
Field trials will focus on
Evaluating feasibility of real time runway assessment function
Demonstrating end-to-end solution for braking action computation