TIM 8 and Action Plan 6 Colin Meckiff, Experimental Center Tom Proeschel, FAA Hdqtrs 30 October 2001

FAA/EUROCONTROL Cooperation FAA/EUROCONTROL R&D Committee setup to facilitate joint R&D work between US and Europe Series of Action Plans established to define joint R&D activity Action Plan 6 is one of these plans

FAA/Eurocontrol R&D coordination AP1: Airborne Separation Concepts AP2: Air Traffic Operational Concepts AP3: Air Traffic Modelling for Separation Standards AP4: Evaluation of the ATS Systems Architecture AP5: Validation and Verification Strategy AP6: ATM Decision Support Tools AP7: ATC Procedures AP8: Digital Aeronautical Voice Telecom Network AP9: Air Traffic Modelling of Operational Concepts AP10: Automatic Dependent Surveillance AP11: Datalink Infrastructure AP12: Management and Reduction of Human Error AP13: Models for Evaluating the ATM Environmental Impact (AP14:Safety?)

Action Plan 6 Objectives Promote mutual understanding of decision support systems and other automation tools in an evolving international air traffic management system Share information, experience, and expertise that has been gained during research, development and implementation of these tools and systems Collaborate on the development, evaluation and validation of decision support tools

Prior TIMs TIM 1 – Air/Ground Data Exchange (1998) TIM 2 – Surface Movement Management (1998) TIM 3 – Human Factors/HMI-CHI (1999) TIM 4 – Conflict Detection/Resolution (1999) TIM 5 – Arrival/Departure Management (2000) TIM 6 – Shared Flight Information Object/ Flight Intent TIM 7 – Safety in Decision Support Tools

TIM 8 – CDM in AT Flow Mngt. Is to promote a mutual understanding Is to share information, experience and expertise Might lead to collaboration on development, evaluation and/or validation of CDM tools/systems