Transcript FACET: F C Aviation Software Systems Workshop

FACET:
Future Air Traffic Management
Concepts Evaluation Tool
Banavar Sridhar
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
Aviation Software Systems Workshop
October 5-6, 2006
Alexandria, VA
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Animation: A Day in the Life of Air Traffic
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Actual FAA Traffic Data
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What is FACET?
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FACET models the National Airspace System, for both research
and operational use
– Developed as a simulation tool for NASA research
– Successfully transitioned to operational use
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FACET is currently in operational
use by FAA traffic flow managers
and airline dispatchers
Pilots
Flight
Planning
Separation
Assurance
Key capabilities
– Traffic and weather data
visualization
– Models airspace operations at
national level (~15,000 aircraft)
– Real-time decision support for
operational users
– Improves traffic throughput
while maintaining safety
FAA Sector
Controllers
Flow Management
Enhanced by
FACET
Aircraft Dispatchers
FAA Flow Managers
at ~100 sites
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FACET Software Architecture
National
Weather
Service
FAA
Traffic Data
Winds
Severe
Weather
FACET CORE FEATURES
Air and Space
Traffic Integration
Route Parser &
Trajectory Predictor
Data
Visualization
Historical
Database
User
Interface
Climb
Aircraft
Descent
Performance
Cruise
Data
Adaptation
Data
Airborne
Self-Separation
Tracks
Flight
Plans
APPLICATIONS
Traffic & Route
Analyzer
Direct Routing
Analysis
Controller
Workload
System-Level
Optimization
Airspace
Airways
Traffic Flow
Management
Airports
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Question?
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Why does it take so long to transfer software from
research to operations?
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