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DLR.de • Chart 1 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management First results from a feasibility workshop Nils Carstengerdes, Meilin Schaper, Sebastian Schier, Isabel Metz , Andreas Hasselberg , Ingrid Gerdes DLR, Institute of Flight Guidance Isabel.Metz@DLR.de Andreas.Hasselberg@DLR.de

DLR.de • Chart 2 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Motivation – Trajectories “the description of movement of an aircraft both in the air and on the ground including position, time, and at least via calculation, speed and acceleration.“ Source: The SESAR Integrated Dictionary

DLR.de • Chart 3 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 CADEO: Controller Assistance for Departure Optimization • DLR´s Departure Management System (DMAN) prototype • Implements concept „Departure Sequence Optimization“ Optimization TTOT - VTT TOBT + VTT TSAT TOBT: Target Off-Block Time / TSAT: Target Startup Time TTOT: Target Takeoff Time/ VTT: Variable Taxi Time

DLR.de • Chart 4 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 CADEO: Controller Assistance for Departure Optimization • DLR´s Departure Management System (DMAN) prototype • Implements concept „Departure Sequence Optimization“ Departure Management System CADEO Surface Management System TRACC

DLR.de • Chart 5 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 TRACC: Taxi Routing for Aircraft: Creation and Controlling • DLR´s Surface Management System (SMAN) prototype • Conflict-free time-based trajectories on ground • Speed and route advisories for air traffic controllers (ATCO) Departure Management System CADEO Surface Management System TRACC

Advisory Panel Flight Trajectory Tables LH073 Speed: 17.1 kt Traffic Situation Display Speed Pannel

DLR.de • Chart 7 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 A First Feasibility Workshop: Human-in-the-loop (HITL) Simulations Aims Assumptions Feasibility and acceptance of time- Airport Collaborative Decision Making based concept 4D-Flight Management System Usability of TRACC HMI Compliance of arriving aircraft Applicability of the coupled CADEO Execution of exact taxi speeds and TRACC

DLR.de • Chart 8 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Layout and Traffic Flow 30 Arrivals per hour 20 Departures per hour

DLR.de • Chart 9 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Simulation Environment

DLR.de • Chart 10 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Simulation Environment

DLR.de • Chart 11 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Experimental Design Schedule Baseline training (ca. 30 min) Distance-based operational procedures EFS, Ground Radar Baseline (ca. 60 min) TRACC training (ca. 30 - 50 min) Time-based operational procedures TRACC (ca. 60 min) TRACC HMI TRACC & CADEO (ca. 60 min) Participants: 4 Air Traffic Controllers Selection factors: location, age, certification experience

DLR.de • Chart 12 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Measures After runs: semi-structured guided interviews During runs: comments • Guaranties discussion of all topics • Allows ATCOs to select focus Interview Topics Concept and Implementation Usability of the TRACC HMI Precise Speed Advisories Information: Arrangement, timeliness, quantity Stability and reliability of trajectories Conflict and critical events notifications Optimization parameters Traceability Acceptability Transparency Satisfaction Plausibility Efficiency

DLR.de • Chart 13 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Results More than 500 Answers and Comments Neutral/ Ideas for Favorable Critical Nonspecific Improvements Considerable amount of favorable comments (190) • Concept generally accepted • Planned trajectory in traffic situation display was valuable

DLR.de • Chart 14 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Results II Focus Some Neutral/ Many Ideas for Many Critical Nonspecific Improvements Comments (160) comments (75) (120) Deducted Improvements

DLR.de • Chart 15 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Deducted Improvements Concept and implementation Usability of the TRACC HMI Concept and Implementation Usability of the TRACC HMI Higher stability of trajectories/ Information in flight tables optional • Higher stability of trajectories/ Less frequent adaptations Clearance status and remarks Less frequent adaptations Increased safety buffers More information in aircraft label • Increase of safety buffers Less speed changes in trajectory (e.g. last speed command) • Less speed changes in trajectory Reduced amount of curves Connect corresponding information • Reduced amount of curves by highlighting • Automatic command transmission Automatic command transmission (e.g. datalink) (e.g. data link) Button to prevent disappearing of advisories Transparency of reasons for adaptions

DLR.de • Chart 16 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013  Workshop Revised  Different colours arrival / departure Lock-button Visualized remaining Event-icon command time

DLR.de • Chart 17 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013  Workshop Revised  No status input / output display available Status selection panel

DLR.de • Chart 18 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013  Workshop Revised  Different colours arrival / departure

DLR.de • Chart 19 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 Conclusions & Future Work System Conclusions Constraints Future Work Improvements • Concept is • Aircraft must • Reduce • Validation of feasible be able to amount of improved adhere to voice TRACC and • Acceptance by precise taxi communication CADEO ATCOs speeds coupling and • Increase safety revised HMI • SMAN must be margin highly reliable • Proof benefits • Improve of coupled 4D coupling of air-ground TRACC and trajectories CADEO

Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management First results from a feasibility workshop QUESTIONS? Nils Carstengerdes, Meilin Schaper, Sebastian Schier, Isabel Metz, Andreas Hasselberg, Ingrid Gerdes DLR, Institute of Flight Guidance firstname.lastname@dlr.de

DLR.de • Chart 21 >Controller Support for Time-Based Surface Management > I. Metz and A. Hasselberg > SESAR Innovation Days > 26. November 2013 More Information About… • TRACC I. Gerdes and A. Temme, “Taxi routing for aircraft: Creation and controlling – ground movements with time constraints,” in Dirk Schaefer (Editor) Proceedings of the 2nd SESAR Innovation Days (2012) EUROCONTROL, Braunschweig, Germany, 2012. • TRACC and CADEO Coupling M. Schaper and I. Gerdes, “Trajectory based ground movements and their coordination with departure management,” 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Syracuse, NY, USA, 2013. • 360° Tower Simulator S. Schier, T. Rambau, F. Timmermann, I. Metz and T. Stelkens-Kobsch, “Designing the future tower control research environment“, Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress, Stuttgart, Germany, 2013.