1. 1 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FL NextGen Test Bed Overview Andras Kovacs

2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 Florida NextGen Test Bed Project Description Purpose –Provide a platform for NextGen concepts and technologies to be demonstrated and evaluated –Provide capability for rapid integration of prototypes –Integrate technologies from flight domains to allow multi-domain and end-to-end demonstrations & evaluations –Foster innovation & industry partnerships and allow governed access for industry users, government, and academia Methodology –Leverage on existing Florida Test Facility capabilities –Coordinate with other Test Bed sites and stakeholders for capability integration and information sharing –Expand Florida Test Bed in a phased approach

3. 3 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 Test Bed Project Description Logically united, but physically distributed: –Atlantic City, NJ (Tech Center) –Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (NASA NTX) –Daytona Beach, FL FL Test Bed FY10 Activities: –Initiate Florida planning and implementation activities –Coordinate with Tech Center –Coordinate with NASA –Initiate coordination with our Government / Industry partners –Support continual demonstrations FL Test Bed FY11 Activities: –FL Test Bed Facility upgrades –FL Segment 1 Test Bed System implementation activities –FL Segment 2 and 3 planning activities –Support continual demonstrations

4. 4 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Facility FTB Entrance Area Aerial view of FTB Facility at DBIA Florida Test Bed Integration Area Daytona Beach Int’l Airport (DBIA) Facility: –Access to local aircraft fleet and medium size airport environment with large GA operations –Leverages ERAU Center of Excellence –Access to academic aviation researchers & ATC experts –Strong supportive relationship among FAA, ERAU, and airport community –Area and layout allows future NextGen Test Bed expansion

5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Phased Deployment Approach Segment 1 (Begin FY09/10): Rapid Integration environment for Prototypes –Initial Test Bed Capability with limited test bed infrastructure –Standalone initial demonstration capability using recorded data only Segment 2 (Begin FY10/11): Add external & live data feeds –Basic agreements in place to receive initial external FAA data feeds –Test Bed infrastructure ready to receive and demonstrate with external data –Local support staff established for continual demonstration support Segment 3 (Begin FY11): Integrated demo with other NextGen sites –Data integration capability with WJH Tech Center and NASA NTX –Integration capability with Industry Supporters and Stakeholders

6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Functional Components Diagram (notional)

7. 7 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 Test Bed Planned Capabilities Microcosm of NAS with actual integrated systems (ATOP, ERAM, TRACON, TMA, Wx, AOC, SMS, etc.) –Systems integrated to support multiple flight domains & information sharing Facility & System reconfigurability to support demos –System for configuration management of varying versions of systems to support respective demos –Recording & replay of demonstrations Audio/Visual capability to support demonstrations Dedicated area for conducting demonstrations –Mimics ATC environments –Area for observers to view demonstrations Separate integration area for industry to test integration

8. 8 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Demonstration Area

9. 9 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Integration Area

10. 10 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Timeline

11. 11 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FTB Upcoming Demo Activities Demo Activities FYContract VehicleShort DescriptionSystems Used Oceanic In-Flight Advisory Operational Trial Planning FY09/10/ 11 ERAU OTA (Task H) Industry Contribution Plan an operational trial that makes available the Oceanic In-flight Advisory tool to AOCs via SWIM-like infrastructure ATOP SATL Oceanic In-flight Advisory tool Aircraft Arrival Management System (AAMS) FY10/11 ERAU OTA (Task J) Industry Contribution Collect data and determine potential benefit of using an AOC based metering tool and provide analysis in support of future NAS enhancements towards the implementation of point in space metering in the NAS AAMS Metering Tool AOC Partner systems Flight Data Objects Phase 3 FY10 ERAU OTA (Task K) Industry Contribution Develop a Preliminary FDO Benefits Analysis Initiate the Demonstration engineering analysis Establish Demonstration scenarios data elements, procedures, stakeholders, engineering needs and scheduling. ATOP ERAM SWIM like interface Single Thread SATL Standard Color Palette for Air Traffic Displays FY10 ERAU OTA (Task L) Industry Contribution Define a set of colors to be used to uniquely code information on computer-driven Air Traffic Displays to be used in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). ERAM ATOP CARTS ASDE-X NNEW & 4D Weather Cube FY11 ERAU OTA (Task N) Industry Contribution Investigate weather integration and republication capabilities NNEW Weather Distribution Server / Client

12. 12 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 12 Further Coordination Align with SWIM program office goals –Better understand anticipated SWIM architecture and program plans –Align Test Bed system design & architecture with SWIM program office Support SWIM program office activities –Test Bed available to support possible SWIM capability demonstrations and evaluations –Existing DEX implementation at Test Bed can facilitate SWIM information sharing activities

13. 13 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 Backup

14. 14 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FNTB Past Demo Examples Demo Activities FYContract VehicleShort DescriptionSystems Used Wx Integrated into TMA/ERAM FY08 ERAU OTA (Task A) Industry Contribution Improve weather detection and prediction, pass to TMA via SWIM-like network Evaluate SWIM-Enabled CONOPs and controller user interface concepts for ERAM based re-planning around convective weather for flights En-route to meter fix ERAM CARTS TMA SDSS Vendor Wx data CWIS International Flight Data Object FY09 ERAU OTA (Task D) Industry Contribution Lab demonstration of international flight data exchange between ATOP/ERAM and ATOP/SATL ATOP ERAM SWIM like interface Single Thread SATL UASFY09/10 ERAU OTA (Task E) Industry Contribution Investigate ATC and UAS Pilot interaction Demonstrate use of 4D Flight Management Systems (FMS) as a control mechanism for precise/manageable flight trajectory. Improve UAS pilot traffic / weather “situational awareness” with ADS-B ADS-B NVS Prototype TMA ERAM STARS/CARTS Surface Exchange of Flight Data Objects FY09 ERAU OTA (Task F) Industry Contribution Extends flight data object to include airport surface operation & demonstrate collaboration and info exchange ASDE-X Surface Decision Support Tools 4-D FMSFY09/10/ 11 ERAU OTA (Task G) Industry Contribution Characterizing the performance of advanced FMS capabilities in relation to future Air Traffic Required Time of Arrival (RTA) concepts TMA GE FMS

15. 15 Federal Aviation Administration November 3, 2010 FNTB Upcoming Demo Examples (cont’d) Demo Activities FYContract VehicleShort DescriptionSystems Used AIRE OceanicFY08/ 09/10 FAA / Industry ContractsReduce emissions in Oceanic airspace via increased collaboration and info exchange ATOP SATL AIRE Tailored ArrivalsFY08/ 09/10 NASA / FAA Space Act Agreement FAA / Industry Contracts Reduce emissions in Arrivals airspace via Tailored Arrivals ATOP ERAM / EDA STARS/ CARTS TAATS AIRE Optimum Profile Descent FY08/ 09/10 FAA / Industry ContractsReduce emissions in Arrivals airspace via Optimum Profile Descent ATOP ERAM / EDA STARS/ CARTS AIRE SurfaceFY08/ 09/10 FAA / Industry ContractsReduce emissions on the ground via Surface Systems ASDE SDSS