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Deborah Lee Bakowski

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Ramp Traffic Console (RTC) and Ramp Manager Traffic Console (RMTC) User Manual

This document serves as a user manual for the ATD-2 Ramp Traffic Console (RTC) (version 5.11) utilized by the Ramp Control Tower. It describes the elements of the RTC interface and provides step-by-step instructions for using the tool. RTC provides live flight information, including, flight state and location, departure/arrival schedules, gate conflicts, Traffic Management Initiative (TMI) restrictions, and gate advisories to support Surface Time-Based Metering (STBM). RTC facilitates information sharing with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower. This document also provides instructions for use of the Ramp Manager Traffic Console (RMTC) for Ramp Manager functions, such as managing the priority flight list and setting the ramp status. The RTC/RMTC ramp tools are components of the NASA Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) sub-project.

Deborah Lee Bakowski

Web-Based Surface Metering Display (SMD) User Manual

This document serves as a user manual for the ATD-2 Web-Based Surface Metering Display (SMD) (version 5.11). It describes the elements of the SMD interface and provides step-by-step instructions for using the tool. The SMD can be used to select the type of metering, set specific metering parameters, and set excess queue time variables. Feedback can also be submitted through the site. The SMD is a component of the NASA Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) sub-project.

Louise Kay Morgan Ruszkowski

Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO) Client User Manual

This document serves as a user manual for the ATD-2 Surface Trajectory-Based Operations (STBO) Client (version 5.11) utilized by Air Traffic Control in the Tower. It describes the elements of the STBO Client interface and provides step-by-step instructions for using the tool. STBO Client functionality includes the display of live flight information, management of traffic restrictions, and prediction of expected traffic demand. The STBO Client is a component of the NASA Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD‑2) sub-project.

Louise Kay Morgan Ruszkowski

NASA ATD-2 Trajectory Option Set Prototype Capability for Rerouting Departures in Metroplex Airspace

This video recorded presentation is about the NASA’s Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) Phase 3 prototype capability that is being tested in the North Texas region through summer 2021. For the first time, a shared Decision Support Tool (DST) provides opportunities for participating Flight Operators (FOs) and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to coordinate using a Trajectory Option Set (TOS). When the metroplex airspace is impacted by demand/capacity imbalances, TOS enables departure flights to be rerouted to alternative departure routes with less surface delay.

Trajectory Option Set

ETM Industry: Tabletop Defining Notions for Cooperative Operating Practices

This tabletop plans to cover 3 main topics in regards to the research that NASA has conducted for High-E Traffic Management (ETM), as well as implementing it to stand up an ETM system in the Airspace Operations Lab to invite industry participants to join us in a collaborative evaluation at the end of 2023. (Or earlier for system architectural connectivity). Working to define the notions that go into Cooperative Operating Practices for a collaborative traffic management process, we will be showing and training to some of our early prototype concepts and discussing: 1. Operational Intent: We have built an OI generation tool and would like to discuss specifics to the requirements of OI size, update rates, and duration. 2. Strategic Conflict Detection: We have built a concept to detect overlapping OI’s and would like to discuss the output information; time horizon, geometry and confidence level of intersection. In addition we are looking at a service that would provide all users with additional information in regards to the probability of your actual flight intent getting within a specified separation envelope. 3. Cooperative Operating Practices (COPS): Specifically looking at COPs for strategic deconfliction, we are looking to industry to build the actual COPS based on various criteria; vehicle-to-vehicle interactions, or company to company agreements. What is the strategy when OIs intersect; wait and see, take a pre-negotiated COPS action, or ad-hoc negotiation and discuss what that looks like.

High-E Traffic Management (ETM)