T. Gerz, F. Holzäpfel, Wilfried Gerlling, A. Scharnweber, M. Frech, K. Kober, K. Dengler, S. Rahm
{"title":"The Wake Vortex Prediction and Monitoring System WSVBS Part II: Performance and ATC Integration at Frankfurt Airport","authors":"T. Gerz, F. Holzäpfel, Wilfried Gerlling, A. Scharnweber, M. Frech, K. Kober, K. Dengler, S. Rahm","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.4.323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.4.323","url":null,"abstract":"The performance and ATC integration of DLRA¢Â�Â�s wake vortex advisory system A¢Â�Â�WSVBSA¢Â�Â� (Wirbelschleppen-Vorhersage- und -Beobachtungssystem) for the dependent parallel runway system 25L and 25R at Frankfurt Airport are described. WSVBS has compo-nents to forecast and monitor the local weather and to predict and monitor wake trans-port and decay along the glide paths. It is integrated in the arrival manager AMAN of DLR. Each 10 minutes it delivers minimum safe aircraft separation times for the next hour to air traffic control. These times are translated into operational modes for runways 25L/R aiming at improving the capacity. From 66 days of a performance test at Frank-furt it was found that the system ran stable and the predicted minimum separation times were safe. The capacity improving concepts of operation could have been used in 75% of the time and continuously applied for at least several tens of minutes. From fast-time simulations the eventual capacity gain for Frankfurt was estimated to be 3% taking into account the real traffic mix and operational constraints in the period of one month.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121356036","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}
P. Kopardekar, Paul Lee, T. Prevot, N. Smith, J. Mercer, J. Homola, M. Mainini, Katharine K. Lee, Arwa S. Aweiss
{"title":"Feasibility of Integrating Automated Separation Assurance with Controller-Managed Aircraft Operations in the Same Airspace","authors":"P. Kopardekar, Paul Lee, T. Prevot, N. Smith, J. Mercer, J. Homola, M. Mainini, Katharine K. Lee, Arwa S. Aweiss","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.4.347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.4.347","url":null,"abstract":"This study used a human-in-the-loop simulation to examine the feasibility of mixed equipage operations in an automated separation assurance environment under higher traffic densities. The study involved two aircraft equipage alternatives—with and without data link—and four traffic conditions. In all traffic conditions, the unequipped traffic count was increased linearly throughout the scenario from approximately 5–20 aircraft. The first condition consisted solely of this unequipped traffic, while the remaining three conditions included a constant number of equipped aircraft operating within the same airspace: 15 equipped aircraft in the second condition, 30 in the third condition, and 45 in the fourth condition. If traffic load became excessive during any run, participants were instructed to refuse sector entry to inbound unequipped aircraft until sector load became manageable. Results showed a progressively higher number of unequipped aircraft turned away under the second, third, and fourth scenario cond...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132869711","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":"Expanding Regional Airport Usage to Accommodate Increased Air Traffic Demand","authors":"C. Russell","doi":"10.2514/atcq.18.4.377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/atcq.18.4.377","url":null,"abstract":"Small regional airports present an underutilized source of capacity in the national air transportation system. This study sought to determine whether a 50 percent increase in national operations ca...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133263400","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":"Apportioned ATC Safety Criteria Based on Accident Rates","authors":"J. Bos, R. Jansen, H. H. D. Jong","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.269","url":null,"abstract":"The EUROCONTROL Safety Regulatory Requirement on Risk Assessment and Mitigation (ESARR 4) and European Commission Regulation No. 2096/2005 deals with the need to assess changes to safety critical operations before they are introduced into operations. Overall safety criteria must be apportioned within a risk budget in order to limit safety assessments. This paper examines apportionment of air traffic control risk over parts of flights such as \"taxiing\" or \"take off.\" For air traffic control accidents, an overall frequency per flight is determined. The distribution of risk over the various elements is determined according to accident and flight data, with air traffic control-related accident rates varying over departures, landings, taxiing, etc. Five principles are developed for applying risk budgets across the various air traffic control sub-products.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133679451","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":"Algorithms for Combining Airspace Sectors","authors":"M. Bloem, Pramod Gupta, P. Kopardekar","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.245","url":null,"abstract":"A heuristic algorithm for combining under-utilized airspace sectors to conserve air traffic control resources is described and analyzed. Simulations and analysis using historical air traffic data and operational sector combination data suggest that systematically combining under-utilized sectors can lead to fewer sectors and therefore a more efficient utilization of resources. Currently, sector combinations are restricted to occur within groups of sectors called areas of specialization. A second heuristic algorithm is proposed that defines new groups of sectors that may be combined. These new groups allow more sector combinations and could be building blocks for new areas of specialization. An analysis of the new groups of sectors suggests that they allow for more frequent sector combinations than existing areas of specialization, and therefore even further efficiencies. Feedback from managers at the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center suggests that both of these algorithms would be useful in Cente...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134639980","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":"Arrival Flight Scheduling Through Departure Delays and Reroutes","authors":"A. Mukherjee, S. Grabbe, B. Sridhar","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.3.223","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a linear integer programming (IP) model to determine departure delays and pre-departure rerouting of flights in response to deterministic airspace capacity restrictions. Such models can be used to address demand-capacity problems at an airport's Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). The IP model is simplified by limiting the decision variables to departure delays and pre-departure rerouting of flights. A case study is used of miles-in-trail restrictions in effect for some arrivals at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The model allows pre-departure rerouting of flights along with assigning departure delays. Excessive delays can be addressed by rerouting while using unused capacity in airspace with low traffic demand. The benefits of optimization of traffic flow management decisions with varying levels of demand can be assessed. Analysis shows that if there is a 300% increase in airspace traffic demand, total delays could be 20-60% lower if pre-departure rerouting is allowed than if it is not.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133075091","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":"Collaborative Virtual Queue: Benefit Analysis of a Collaborative Decision Making Concept Applied to Congested Airport Departure Operations","authors":"Pierrick Burgain, E. Feron, J. Clarke","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.195","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the authors examine the potential benefits of using a collaborative decision making (CDM) concept in reducing congestion at airports. They present the Collaborative Virtual Queue (CVQ) which uses virtual queuing to keep aircraft away from runway queues and enable last-minute flight swapping. The possibilities for improving taxi-out time robustness in addition to potential impacts of last-minute intra-airline pushback reordering actions are evaluated.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130264153","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":"New York Flow Control with Deterministic En Route Capacity Constraints","authors":"S. Grabbe, B. Sridhar, A. Mukherjee","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.149","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the authors examine the impact of deterministic en route capacity constraints on air traffic flows in the New York metropolitan area and the Eastern U.S. In order to mitigate demand and capacity imbalances induced by the constraints, a binary integer programming model is used to calculate optimal departure controls. By varying cost function parameters in the model, three distinct solutions are created, allowing for the exploration of the differences between how traffic flows are managed under current day operations and possible future operations. In order to test the models, 120 different scenarios are explored. The scenarios allowed for variations in the intensity and geographical location of the constraints, as well as the prioritization of the traffic flows through the constraints. Results are reported.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115134303","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 Airport Congestion be Anticipated? A Case Study of the Three Largest New York Airports","authors":"Tony Diana","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.17.2.173","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the author first presents a methodology for identifying congested hours. The author next examines how delays in key airport operational variables my affect the odds of congestion. The author then uses count data regression analysis for identifying the factors most likely to predict the number of delayed airport departures and arrivals. Summer 2007 data from Newark Liberty International, New York John F. Kennedy International, and New York LaGuardia airports are used in the study. The author concludes that management of taxi operations and total available capacity are key to minimizing the existence of congestion.","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115268409","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":"Airspace Configuration Concepts for the Next Generation Air Transportation System","authors":"P. Kopardekar, K. Bilimoria, B. Sridhar","doi":"10.2514/ATCQ.16.4.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2514/ATCQ.16.4.313","url":null,"abstract":"Future airspace should adapt to changes in traffic demand, equipage, and weather. In order to achieve this capability, future airspace configuration must be flexible, adaptable, and able to accommo...","PeriodicalId":221205,"journal":{"name":"Air traffic control quarterly","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121902438","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}