Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Integrated Testbed for Environmental Analysis of NextGen Concepts using ACES
Project Description
We propose the development of an analysis testbed to integrate simulation tools, such as ACES, with aviation environmental effects models, such as the Aviation Environmental Design Toolkit (AEDT), to provide a "360-degree" evaluation of new operational concepts. The testbed will be demonstrated by producing a "360-degree" evaluation of advanced NextGen concepts such as four-dimensional trajectories (4DTs), dependent arrivals to parallel or converging runways, continuous descent arrivals (CDAs), time-based merging and spacing, flow corridors, and many other NextGen operational improvements.
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Anticipated Benefits
Potentially the tool could be used by any airport, FAA analyst, or aviation consultant interested in performing a comprehensive analysis of new concepts under consideration. As such, congested airports (approximately thirty five), all enroute traffic control centers (twenty one), and many aviation consulting and analysis firms could use the tool.
Analysts at NASA Ames, NASA Langley, as well as analysts at JPDO could all use this tool. More »
Analysts at NASA Ames, NASA Langley, as well as analysts at JPDO could all use this tool. More »
Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Automation, Inc. | Lead Organization | Industry | Rockville, Maryland |
Langley Research Center
(LaRC)
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Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Hampton, Virginia |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Maryland
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Virginia
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