© DLR, Institute of Flight Guidance ASAS Thematic Network 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – Malmö Session 1 – ATSA Application Track Bernhard Czerlitzki German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Flight Guidance MA-AFAS – Taxi Management and Alert Tests with DLRs Research Aircraft ATTAS

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 2 Overview MA-AFAS Programme Taxi Management Solutions A-SMGCS Ground Infrastructure at DLR Test Configuration with ATTAS Taxi Management Trials Results Conclusions

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 3 MA-AFAS Programme MA-AFASMore Autonomous Aircraft in the Future ATM System 20 European partners (led by BAE Systems) 28 M 3 year programme funded by the European Commission under Framework 5 Key Action 4 New Perspectives in Aeronautics DurationMarch 2000 – July 2003 ObjectiveTo transform European CNS/ATM research results into practical operational ATM procedures with the potential to radically improve the European ATM scenario in the near term

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 4 Increased Situation Awareness - Airport Map Display - Ground CDTI Use of Digital Datalink instead of Voice - CPDLC for Ground Operations - Display of Taxi Route and Taxi Clearances Use of Airport Map Databases according to ED-99 Surveillance and Warning - Runway Alert - Runway Incursion Taxi Management Solutions

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 5 Map Display Featuring: - Runways & Taxiways - Parking Positions & Gates - Intersections & Stopbars - Buildings & Aprons - Traffic Objects - Own Aircraft symbol - Designators for Traffic & Airport Objects Presentation: - Clear, Comprehensible - Three Display Modes - Several Display Ranges - Text line for CPDLC messages Creation of airport maps via Map Creation Tool: - EGDM, LIRA, EDVE, EDDF

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 6 Surveillance Functions Advisory on - Runway Alert : When entering the area in front of a Runway (= holding box) ==> two different warning messages according to clearance of runway - Runway Incursion : Ownship is situated on runway and another aircraft or ground vehicle enters the same runway => several warning levels and messages according to distance, speed and heading of traffic objects Independent Operation : - No Ground Systems needed

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 7 Ground CDTI ADS-B and / or TIS-B Situation Awareness only Several manual and automatic decluttering options Three different symbols for - aircraft with Heading Information - aircraft without heading information - ground vehicles Aircraft with heading information are displayed with a label containing information about: ID, ground speed, altitude

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 8 Display of Taxi Route ATC composes Taxi Messages by selecting airport segments (taxiways, etc.) on Taxi Tool screen Taxi Messages : - Clearances - Taxi Route Instructions - Message is displayed textually - Taxi Route is calculated by analysing CPDLC message Taxi Route : - Cleared and uncleared part - Display of stopbar in front of uncleared runway Definition of set of taxi related CPDLC messages

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 9 Simulation Ground Infrastructure at DLR

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 10 ATTAS (VFW614) and Experimental Cockpit

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 11 ATTAS Front Cockpit – Pilots View

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 12 Taxi Trials at Braunschweig Airport

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 13 Communication Link

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 14 Braunschweig Scenario TT-4: Tower Apron – C – D – RWY08 – B – F – DLR Apron

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 15 Runway Alert, Runway Incursion

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 16 MA-AFAS Taxi Management - Results Pilots comments - Easy use of the system - Implementation of a history function regarding CPDLC messages (pilot need for review of the sent/received messages) - Taxi map display needs to be reviewed (e.g.colors, map details) - Incoming messages on the MCDU/Nav Display; an audio indication would be advantageous Operational procedures - Pilot in command was taxiing, - Co-pilot was observing the display and managing data link communication Situation awareness benefits and pilot workload - not assessed (simple airport layout, good weather conditions during the taxi trials)

© DLR, Institute of Flight GuidanceASAS Thematic Network – 2 nd Workshop 6-8 October 2003 – MalmöPage 17 MA-AFAS Taxi Management - Conclusions Achievements Taxi Management - map display, own aircraft position and traffic information on the Nav Display - uplink of taxi routes - typical CPDLC messages during ground operations were sent and received - Runway alert, runway incursion VDL-4 Datalink Applications - ADS-B - TIS-B - CPDLC