Effects of Wind and Trajectory Uncertainty in a 4D Trajectory Management Interface: Bringing 4D Air Traffic Control Closer To Reality

As a result of the current evolution in the ATM system, a fundamental shift in the ATC work domain is foreseen from ad-hoc tactical to more strategic, 4D (i.e., space and time) trajectory management. Both the SESAR programme in Europe<br/>and the NextGen programme in the US envision a central role for the human operator, to be aided by high...

Effects of Vertical Situation Diagram in Real-Time 4D Trajectory Management Interface on Control Strategies

With the current and expected growth of air traffic, the need for increased support for air traffic controllers from automation continues to grow. One method of improving air traffic management applies 4D trajectory management to control traffic in real-time. An interface applying this method only allowed for manipulation of trajectory in three...

Design of an Ecological Flow-based Interface for 4D Trajectory Management in Air Traffic Control

The concept of Trajectory Based Operations as proposed by the SESAR and NextGen projects seeks to enhance efficiency and increase airspace capacity by the explicit use of time as the control variable. Nevertheless, the Air Traffic Control system has too many unforeseen events to make it entirely automatic, and adequate decision-support tools...