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Periodic Reporting for period 2 - PJ08 AAM (Advanced Airspace Management)

Teaser

The Project PJ08 Advanced Airspace Management (AAM) addresses the evolution of the Dynamic Airspace Configuration (DAC) Concept developed in SESAR 1, to prove and further increase its maturity by enhancing the operational processes (of the ATM Network Operations, Service...

Summary

The Project PJ08 Advanced Airspace Management (AAM) addresses the evolution of the Dynamic Airspace Configuration (DAC) Concept developed in SESAR 1, to prove and further increase its maturity by enhancing the operational processes (of the ATM Network Operations, Service Providers and Airspace Users) and automated tools that will support Sector Design and Sector Configurations.
The definition of a new generation of Airspace Reservations (ARES), the Dynamic Mobile Areas of Type 1 and Type 2 is also addressed.

Overall objectives:
PJ08 AAM addresses the following key objectives:
- Enhance the functions that support Air Traffic Control airspace configuration and management (sector shapes and volumes) that are dynamically adapted to fulfill the AUs’ demand in response to changes in traffic patterns and/or short term changes in environment and users\' intentions.
- Develop and validate Flexible Airspace designed, for long term planning, to predict the resources (Air Traffic Controllers) needed for meeting the forecasted AUs’ traffic needs.
- Develop and validate the definition and interfaces of a new generation of Airspace Reservation, the Dynamic Mobile Areas. For the needs of Military Airspace Users, the Dynamic Mobile Areas (DMAs) are temporary volumes of airspace designed to separate the military activities performed inside (the DMAs) from civil traffic.
- Integrate the DAC Concept and related process into other ATM process (i.e. the DCB process) to improve the ATM Network performance. These Airspace Management functions can be executed at Regional, Sub-regional, and Local levels (NM, FABs, ANSPs).

Importance for Society:
Most of the benefits of PJ08 AAM are related to improve Capacity, Cost-effectiveness (cost of Air Navigation for resource planning and Network Management) and flexibility for AUs, which will be translated into potentially substantial cost savings.

Work performed

Since the beginning of the Project, the work progressed in 2 Solutions and the status is described hereafter, per Solution and per Reportin Period.

Solution 1
The Solution 1 consists of 1 thread aiming at achieving V2 maturity level by end of S2020 Programme Wave 1 (end 2019). The related activities, defined in tasks, are progressing in accordance with the principles described in the PJ08 PMP.
The V2 concept developments related to the Dynamic Airspace Configuration (DAC), to the new Military Airspace reservations called Dynamic Mobile Areas DMAs) type 1 and 2 and their use into a Collaborative Decision Making process, progressed well in line with the Project Schedule.

REPORTING PERIOD 1 (RP1)
Related to it, the Initial Project Validation Plan (VALP), Safety Assessment Plan (SAP), Human Performance Assessment Plan (HPAP), Performance Assessment Report (PAR), and the Initial Technical requirements (TS/IRS) deliverables were prepared and delivered too between July and November 2017.
A first Validation Exercise aiming at exploring new opportunities for ANSPs on airspace design techniques took place in 2017.
All the preparation for the different Validation Exercises to be run in 2018 (including the development of prototypes) started as well according to the latest Project Schedule.

Main Achievement: The performance assessment exercise, led by ENAV with the support of EUROCONTROL, demonstrated how the new Airspace Design methodology, based on the airspace components of DAC, allows higher flexibility. It confirmed the expected benefits from dynamic airspace configurations in the Free Route environment in terms of increase of en-route Capacity while maintaining the current level of Safety, and showed the correct re-routing of flights impacted by DMA activation. Fuel burn assessment is expected to be completed as well, by end February 2018.

REPORTING PERIOD 2 (RP2)
The Solution progressed in 2018 according to the delivery plan agreed in the preparation of the PMP. Key tasks, i.e. Intermediate OSED, VALP and TS/IRS were prepared, reviewed and delivered early October to SJU for review.

Main Achivements: In March 2018, the second Performance Assessment activity (EXE08.01.04 on DMA2 assessment) was run and completed by EUROCONTROL. In May 2018, SINTEF and ENAV run and completed the first validation activity involving “human in the loop” (EXE08.01.06): a preliminary evaluation of DAC concept from the ATCOs perspective. Finally, between October and November, DSNA Partner run and completed the second validation activity involving “human in the loop” (EXE08.01.05): the Operational feasibility of the DAC concept for FMP ‘til INAP time horizon with human in the loop, and the Operational acceptance and relevance of DAC services to support sectors configuration optimization process.



Solution 2
The Solution 2 consists of 1 thread (a study case) aiming at achieving a very initial V1 maturity level by end of S2020 Programme Wave 1 (end 2019).
The only task of this Solution is to develop Moving Hazard Zones’ scope assessment study that evaluates the MET Gate data content to be used to determine the initial implementation of the moving hazard zones concept. The assessment also focuses on the state of the DAC framework providing necessary recommendations for Wave 2.


REPORTING PERIOD 1 (RP1)
The activity started in Q4 2017 and is proceeding according to the latest Project Schedule

Main achievement: A very initial draft has been produced by the concerned Project Partners.

REPORTING PERIOD 2 (RP2)
The Solution progressed in 2018 according to the delivery plan agreed in the preparation of the PMP. However, a major change in the Solution was introduced after discussion and agreement between the Project Coordinator, the Solution Leader, the Solution Partners, and the SJU PM: a Solution Gate allowing for a “light” assessment (v1 on-going maturity level) of the Solution results would be run in 2019. This information was refle

Final results

There has been no progress beyond the state of the art.

The following results are expected by the end of the Project:

• Validated Initial INAP Process integrated with DAC operational concept (already addressed in 2018, to be completed in 2019)
• Validated Initial ATCO assessment of Initial DAC (initial validation in 2018, to be completed in 2019)
• Validated Initial DAC operational concept at V2 maturity level (planned in 2019)
• Validated operational process for usage of DAC and DMAs integrated at V2 maturity level (planned in 2019)