Test architecture for prototyping automated dynamic airspace control

摘要

The automation of various aspects of air traffic management has many wide-reaching benefits including: reducingudthe workload for Air Traffic Controllers; increasing the flexibility of operations (both civil and military) within theudairspace system through facilitating automated dynamic changes to en-route flight plans; ensuring safe aircraftudseparation for a complex mix of airspace users within a highly complex and dynamic airspace management systemudarchitecture. These benefits accumulate to increase the efficiency and flexibility of airspace use(1). Such functionsudare critical for the anticipated increase in volume of manned and unmanned aircraft traffic. One significant challengeudfacing the advancement of airspace automation lies in convincing air traffic regulatory authorities that the level ofudsafety achievable through the use of automation concepts is comparable to, or exceeds, the accepted safetyudperformance of the current system.