Agent-based Safety Modelling and Simulation of Controlling Two Airports from One Remote Tower
R. Tudorică (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
H.A.P. Blom – Mentor (TU Delft - Air Transport & Operations)
Desmond Whitty – Graduation committee member
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Abstract
Remote tower allows the provision of air traffic control to one or more aerodromes from a location that is different than the local tower. As such, the air traffic controller or flight information officer is not required to be in the physical aerodrome tower anymore. There are three types of remote tower operations. First, single remote tower is providing remote tower service to one aerodrome. Second, contingency remote tower is providing only continency air traffic control. Third, multiple remote tower is providing remote tower service to two or more aerodromes. Single remote tower and contingency remote tower have been validated and are currently operational. Multiple remote tower is not operational, therefore a topic of research regarding its feasibility.
Currently, there is no available model looking into multiple remote tower operations. Developing an agent-based model can provide additional insight into the feasibility of this new concept of air traffic operations. It can be also be utilised in safety cases to assess the safety level of multiple remote tower operations. The focus of the MSc. Thesis is to develop an agent-based model for the evaluation of multiple remote tower.