{"title":"A Complex Network Approach to Analyze the Effect of Intermediate Waypoints on Collision Risk Assessment","authors":"M. Hossain, S. Alam, F. Symon, H. Blom","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.22.2.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.22.2.87","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates how estimated collision risk in upper airspace varies with changes in underlying airspace network complexity. Direct Route model (which assumes great circle route between entry and exit waypoints) and Intermediate Waypoint model (which uses airwaywaypoint routes between entry and exit waypoints) were used. One month of traffic data (more than 200,000 flights) from 12 countries in the Middle East was analyzed for collision risk estimates, and the airspace network was characterized for several complex network indicators. Results show that intermediate waypoint leads to a significant increase in collision risk estimates. Results also show the correlation between estimated collision risk and specific network complexity measures. From an operational perspective this means that in airspaces with a highly structured airspace, collision risk may be underestimated when using the widely accepted direct route model.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124958738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can Tarmac Delays Be Minimized? An Application of Multiple-Stage Stochastic Linear Programming with Recourse","authors":"Tony Diana","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.383","url":null,"abstract":"Airline and airport analysts must make operational decisions in a series of stages. They are challenged to minimize the impact of uncertainty to optimize constrained resources in a dynamic environment. Whereas sensitivity analysis may be appropriate for deterministic decision problems, such analysis may not be suitable for making decisions under uncertainty. This paper explains how aviation practitioners can improve ground movements based on some key operational variables (departure capacity and departure counts), as well as some random variables (taxi-out delays and departure demand). This paper also demonstrates how a multiple-stage stochastic program with recourse can help airline and airport operators generate a set of scenarios related to some initial conditions illustrated by the case of New York’s JFK airport.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123059421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesper Bronsvoort, G. McDonald, M. Paglione, Christina M. Young, A. Fabian, Jean Boucquey, C. Avello
{"title":"Demonstration of Improved Trajectory Prediction Using Future Air Navigation Systems","authors":"Jesper Bronsvoort, G. McDonald, M. Paglione, Christina M. Young, A. Fabian, Jean Boucquey, C. Avello","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.355","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to demonstrate how current technology can assist to improve ground-based trajectory prediction. The lack of accurate ground-based trajectory prediction is often associated with the ...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123950073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing NextGen Operational Improvements: A Case of Airspace Complexity and Aircraft Arrival Management System","authors":"S. Borener, Vitaly S. Guzhva, L. Bowlin","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.4.327","url":null,"abstract":"The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) supports multiple operational and technological improvements that enable efficiencies for users and service providers. One of the potential c...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126771498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the Benefits of NextGen Performance-Based Navigation","authors":"S. Timar, G. Hunter, J. Post","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.211","url":null,"abstract":"Two key components of the Next Generation Air Transportation System are Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and the Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in the Metroplex (OAPM). PBN leverages sta...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115862060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica E. Holland, Mykel J. Kochenderfer, W. Olson
{"title":"Optimizing the Next Generation Collision Avoidance System for Safe, Suitable, and Acceptable Operational Performance","authors":"Jessica E. Holland, Mykel J. Kochenderfer, W. Olson","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.275","url":null,"abstract":"The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is mandated worldwide on large commercial aircraft and has been shown to substantially reduce the risk of mid-air collision. However, the logic used to select pilot advisories is difficult to modify and does not easily support new surveillance inputs. The next generation system, called Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS X), currently addresses many of the design limitations of TCAS. ACAS X is optimized with respect to a cost function. The system was initially optimized to increase safety and decrease alerts. Recent work has focused on tuning ACAS X to also meet operational suitability and pilot acceptability performance metrics. An iterative tuning process reduced the operational impact on the air traffic system and improved acceptability of alerts. This paper summarizes a 15-month effort that resulted in substantial improvements. Compared with TCAS, ACAS X reduces collision risk by 59%, lowers the alert rate by 50%, and issues 28% fewer disru...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130117269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Lozito, Lynne Martin, J. Kaneshige, V. Dulchinos, Shivanjli Sharma
{"title":"An Investigation of Flight Deck Data Link in the Terminal Area","authors":"S. Lozito, Lynne Martin, J. Kaneshige, V. Dulchinos, Shivanjli Sharma","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.3.255","url":null,"abstract":"The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and Europe's Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) concepts require an increased use of trajectory-based operations, including extensive strategic air traffic control clearances. The clearances can be lengthy and complex, which necessitates data link communications to allow for message permanence and integration into the autoflight systems (i.e., \"autoload\" capability). This paper examines the use of flight deck data link communications for strategic and tactical clearance usage in the terminal area. A human-in-the-loop simulation was conducted using a high-fidelity flight deck simulator, with ten commercial flight crews as participants. Data were collected from six flight scenarios in the San Francisco terminal airspace. The variables of interest were ATC message modality (voice v. data link), temporal aspect of the message (tactical v. strategic) and message length. Dependent variables were message response times, communication clarifications, communication-related errors, and pilot workload. Response time results were longer in data link compared to voice, a finding that has been consistently revealed in a number of other simulations (1). In addition, strategic clearances and longer messages resulted in a greater number of clarifications and errors, suggesting an increase in uncertainty of message interpretation for the flight crews when compared to tactical clearances. The implications for strategic and compound clearance usage in NextGen and SESAR are discussed.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133158206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metrics to Characterize Airport Operational Performance Using Surface Surveillance Data","authors":"H. Khadilkar, H. Balakrishnan","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.2.183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.2.183","url":null,"abstract":"Detailed surface surveillance datasets from sources such as the Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model-X (ASDE-X) can potentially be used to analyze airport operations, in addition to their primary purpose of enhancing safety. This paper describes how surface surveillance data can be used to measure airport performance characteristics in three different ways: charactering surface flows, including identification of congestion hotspots, queue dynamics and departure throughput; developing metrics to evaluate the daily operational performance; and developing metrics to gauge long-term performance across different runway configurations and operating conditions. The proposed metrics have been developed with active feedback from operations personnel at Boston Logan International Airport, and are therefore evaluated and discussed using this airport as an example. These metrics can provide useful feedback on operational performance to airport operators, and, therefore, have the potential to improve the efficie...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129759062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hazard Analysis Methodology and Derivation of Performance Criteria for ADS-B and Alternate Surveillance Means","authors":"A. Warren","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.21.2.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.21.2.153","url":null,"abstract":"Recent standards work has derived minimum performance criteria for ADS-B surveillance using radar-like separation standards and operational methods in en route and terminal airspace. This paper introduces an alternative methodology for deriving ADS-B, radar and other surveillance system performance requirements based on generic hazard analysis methodology summarized by the FAA in recent Safety Management System (SMS) documents. The methodology is illustrated by first principles derivation of ADS-B performance criteria such as containment integrity (NIC, SIL) and position accuracy (NACp) for specified separation standards using GPS and alternate position sources. The level of the analysis is consistent with preliminary hazard analysis (PHA), to identify candidate surveillance sensors and initial performance criteria to meet desired target level of safety (TLS) criteria for specified separation minima. A simplified separation error probability (SEP) methodology is introduced that enables direct derivation o...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126184622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}