NASA's ATM Technology Demonstration-1

摘要

This paper describes NASA's approach for transitioning NASA's Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration - 1 (ATD-1) NextGen arrival concepts and technologies from laboratory simulations to operational evaluations in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). The ATD-1 tools are an integrated and interoperable set of ground and airborne technologies that have demonstrated simultaneous increases in airport throughput and use of fuel-efficient descents from cruise to touchdown in high-fidelity simulations of congested traffic conditions. This article's focus is on the overall approach and design trades used to facilitate the integration of the ATD-1 ground-based technologies into the NAS. This includes enhancing the FAAs Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) scheduling sys- tem, known as the Traffic Management Advisor (TMA), as well as the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) platform.