1. Presented to: Net Centric Demonstrations and Prototypes TIM #5 By: Mary Delemarre Federal Aviation Administration WJHTC Laboratory Services Group Concepts and Systems Integration Team, AJP-784 Date: May 26, 2010 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability

2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 2 NextGen Test Bed - Big Picture Three main components: –Daytona Beach, FL ERAU Supported Industry Partnerships –Dallas/Fort Worth, TX NASA research assets North TX Research Station –Atlantic City, NJ WJH Technical Center NextGen Integration & Evaluation Capability (NIEC) Eastern Service Area Central Service Area DFW DAL IAH HOU DAB TPA MCO MIA PBI FLL EBT LGA JFK EWR NASA Daytona WJHTC ACY PHL SDF

3. 3 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 3 NextGen Integration & Evaluation Capability (NIEC) –Synergism of lab capabilities already at the Tech Center –Rapid prototyping and simulation environment anchored by a new “Display Area” –Supports “integration and evaluation” of new NextGen concepts & technologies Fast time & real-time human-in-the-loop simulations –Overall NIEC is scalable with multiple levels of fidelity NIEC Display Area - medium fidelity Main labs - high fidelity –Good mix of legacy systems and new technologies Supports “transition” to NextGen

4. 4 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 4

5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 5 NIEC Display Area (NDA)

6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 6 Simulated Tower Virtual Airport Immersion System Out-the-Window Views (180) for Human-in-the-Loop Simulations Surface Management Systems Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDEX) Simulator Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (DBRITE) simulator MIT/LL Tower Information Displays System (TIDS) and Flight Data Management (FDM) Staffed NextGen Tower Simulation Used Fuse Message Broker to publish TGF flight messages to TIDS and FDM

7. 7 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 7 Air Traffic Suite En Route Radar and Data Positions Terminal Positions Air to Ground & Ground to Ground Communications Simultaneous En Route and Terminal Operations Multiple Simultaneous Simulations

8. 8 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 8 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Suite Safe Integration of UAS into the National Airspace System Now through NextGen Fast-Time & Real-Time Modeling & Simulation NextGen Flight Demonstrations: UAS and 4D Trajectory Based Operations Evaluations of UAS and NextGen-Enabling Technologies Shadow Flight Management System Predator B Reaper

9. 9 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 9 Cockpit Simulator Avionics and NextGen Integration Validation Reconfigurable Glass Cockpit Pilot-in-the-Loop Simulations

10. 10 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 10 Multi-Purpose Area Reconfigurable Area Multiple Weather Displays Traffic Flow Management Experimental Operator Station Airline Operations Center

11. 11 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 11 Accomplishments To Date Unmanned Aircraft System Simulations –Cherry Point Simulation December 2009 –Achieved Performance/Shadow 200 December 2009 –Currently Running Initial NAS Integration (INI) May – July 2010 Staffed NextGen Tower Simulations –SNT HITL I February - May 2010 –SNT HITL 1.5 June 2010 –SNT HITL 2 October 2010 NIEC Display Area Opening Ceremony June 7, 2010

12. 12 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 12 Future Plans NIEC Display Area Opening Ceremony – 06/07/2010 –Operational demonstration of capabilities Follow-on UAS and SNT work through end of year Phased Capability Planning –Input from System Engineers and Solution Set Coordinators to refine capabilities –Input from Test Community Integration with other Test Beds

13. 13 Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability May 2010 13 Conclusion Web Site –https://employees.faa.gov/org/centers/wjhtc/tc_organization/lab _services_group/csi_team/NIEC/https://employees.faa.gov/org/centers/wjhtc/tc_organization/lab _services_group/csi_team/NIEC/ Fact Sheet Contact Information –Manager of NIEC Hilda DiMeo Hilda.DiMeo@faa.gov 609-485-6843Hilda.DiMeo@faa.gov –Point of Contact for all WJHTC laboratories Vince Lasewicz Vincent.J.Lasewicz-jr@faa.gov 609-485-6805Vincent.J.Lasewicz-jr@faa.gov –My Contact Information Mary Delemarre Mary.Delemarre@faa.gov 609-485-5033Mary.Delemarre@faa.gov