{"id":1063,"date":"2019-09-19T19:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iao-project.eu\/wp\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:01:41","slug":"real-time-planning-for-the-airports-european-research-for-more-punctual-and-efficient-airport-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/real-time-planning-for-the-airports-european-research-for-more-punctual-and-efficient-airport-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-time planning for the airports &#8211; European research for more punctual and efficient airport operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>European partners jointly present the SESAR Joint Undertaking Integrated Airport Operations (IAO) large-scale demonstration at Hamburg Airport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved routing and individual planning for less aircraft congestion during taxiing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improves the situational awareness of controllers and thus safety.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To ensure that the complex processes of aircraft taking off, landing and taxiing become more punctual and efficient in the future, and to increase safety, partners from the scientific community and industry in several countries have implemented three SESAR solutions as part of the SESAR JU Integrated Airport Operations (IAO) project. These have now been tested in extensive, large-scale trials at airports in Nice, Budapest and Hamburg. On 19 September 2019 at Hamburg Airport, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum f\u00fcr Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and its project partners <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/partners\/\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">presented<\/a> their research work and the initial results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe research focuses on developing innovative functions for controllers to support routing, planning and departure management at airports as well as providing additional safety mechanisms,\u201d says IAO Project Manager Steffen Loth from the DLR Institute of Flight Guidance. \u201cThe aim is to examine the current traffic situation and to optimise the scheduling processes in order to prevent delays and enable more efficient flight operations.\u201d The international team specifically explored solutions for three areas of air traffic management at airports by organising large-scale demonstrations designed to support the tasks of tower and apron controllers as a means of ensuring greater efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital \u2018taxi manager\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first area \u2013 automated assistance to controllers for surface movement planning and routing \u2013 comprises a route-planning tool that makes automated planning of aircraft routing available to apron controllers. The system calculates taxi routes for each aircraft, which it then proposes to the controllers, although the operator can change them at any time. It reacts continuously to changing circumstances and adjusts its planning accordingly. In addition to increasing efficiency by optimising routes, the aim is to improve the situational awareness of the controllers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No congestion at departure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second solution \u2013 pre-departure sequencing supported by route planning \u2013 builds on the optimised taxi routes and is intended to ensure that engines are ignited at the last possible moment. The more general assumptions that have previously been applied to taxi times are expected to be replaced with more precise values that are calculated for each individual surface movement, depending on the current traffic situation. In addition to more precise departure planning, this also improves fuel efficiency and reduces noise as well as CO2 emissions at the airport, as the engines will only run for as long as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhanced Safety Nets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The third solution \u2013 airport safety nets for controllers \u2013 draws on available information to enable new \u2018safety nets\u2019 at airports. These new safety nets can alert air traffic controllers when traffic deviates from ATC instructions or procedures, enabling prompt reactions. In addition, the system can help detecting conflicting ATC clearances during runway operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testing in live operations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe implemented the innovations considered in IAO during demonstrations at three different airports to ensure the broad applicability of the systems despite significant local differences,\u201d explains Steffen Loth. Hamburg Airport has a system of intersecting, interdependent runways, while Nice Airport has interdependent, parallel runways that experience capacity problems during the high season. Budapest Airport also has a system of interdependent, parallel runways and a complex arrangement of taxiways. Over the course of the project, the participating partners installed the infrastructure for on-site testing and connected the demonstrators to the operational airport systems. Doing so enabled access to live data from flight operations such as the current traffic situation and the associated flight plans. \u201cThe tests were performed with local air traffic controllers at all the locations. This meant that the new systems were tested as realistically as possible together with the actual operators, who were therefore able to provide their immediate impressions and assessments,\u201d says Loth.<\/p>\n<p>During the presentation of the IAO research project in Hamburg, Michael Eggenschwiler, Chief Executive Officer of Hamburg Airport, said: \u201cWe very much appreciate the many years of fruitful collaboration we have had with DLR. As can currently be seen with the innovative developments for optimised surface movements, DLR is able to conduct research under realistic conditions in our \u2018Contingency Room\u2019. This is what we call the backup for our apron control, which holds redundant versions of all information and control systems. Here, DLR can directly test the application of the systems in live operations together with our controllers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research and SESAR 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Europe has defined ambitious targets for making air transport more punctual and efficient in the future. Airport traffic is a crucial factor within this complex system. The European SESAR research and innovation programme (SESAR 2020), managed by the SESAR Joint Undertaking, has yielded a variety of practical solutions to support airports in recent years. These innovative new technologies are currently being tested in large-scale, live demonstrations to ensure they are compatible with ongoing operations and can be introduced as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The IAO project is a very large-scale demonstration \u2013 VLD \u2013 and a major step forward for the implementation of innovative ATM solutions developed within SESAR 2020 at airports. The innovations emerging from the SESAR programme have already shown their potential for supporting the work of controllers, and detailed analysis of the tests and the final evaluation are expected in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian branch of the global technology company Indra, in collaboration with the Hungarian air traffic control organisation HungaroControl, was responsible for the large-scale demonstration at Budapest Airport. The large-scale demonstration at Nice Airport was carried out by the French Air Navigation Service Provider DSNA (Direction des Services de la navigation a\u00e9rienne), while the demonstration at Hamburg Airport was coordinated by DLR and executed together with the Norwegian research institution SINTEF (Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning). DLR is responsible for overall coordination of the IAO project.<\/p>\n<p>This project has received funding from the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the European Union&#8217;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 731787.<\/p>\n<p>Header Photo: Michael Penner<\/p>\n<p>Presentations available under <a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/information-and-links\/\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Media and Links<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European partners jointly present the SESAR Joint Undertaking Integrated Airport Operations (IAO) large-scale demonstration at Hamburg Airport. Improved routing and individual planning for less aircraft congestion during taxiing. Improves the situational awareness of controllers and thus safety. 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