The Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) performs foundational research to enable the development of revolutionary improvements to, and modernization of, the National Airspace System, as well as the introduction of new systems for vehicles whose operation can take advantage of the improved, modern air traffic management (ATM) system.
AOSP research is focused to achieve the vision of NextGen including; accommodating projected growth in air traffic while preserving and enhancing safety; providing all airspace system users more flexibility and efficiency in the use of airports, airspace and aircraft; meeting our civil aviation, national defense, and homeland security needs as a national priority; and maintaining pace with a continually evolving scientific and technical environment.
The objectives of AOSP are to:
AOSP is comprised of three projects: Airspace Technology Demonstrations (ATD), Shadow Mode Assessment Using Realistic Technologies for the National Airspace System (SMART-NAS) for Safe Trajectory-Based Operations, and Safe Autonomous System Operations (SASO). The three projects are formulated to make major contributions to air traffic needs of the future through the development and research of foundational concepts and technologies and their analysis, integration, and maturation in relevant, system-level environments. Each of the projects are, much like the airspace system itself, highly integrated and require attention to critical system integration and transition interfaces with the NAS.
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