Distributed Air/Ground Traffic Management (DAG-TM) is a concept of future air traffic operations that proposes to distribute information, decision-making authority, and responsibility among flight crews, the air traffic service provider, and aeronautical operational control organizations. This paper provides an overview and status of DAG-TM research at NASA Langley Research Center and the National Aerospace Laboratory of The Netherlands. Specific objectives of the research are to evaluate the technical and operational feasibility of the autonomous airborne component of DAG-TM, which is founded on the operational paradigm of free flight. The paper includes an overview of research approaches, the airborne technologies under development, and a summary of experimental investigations and findings to date. Although research is not yet complete, these findings indicate that free flight is feasible and will significantly enhance system capacity and safety. While free flight cannot alone resolve the complex issues faced by those modernizing the global airspace, it should be considered an essential part of a comprehensive air traffic management modernization activity.


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    Title :

    NASA Langley and NLR Research of Distributed Air/Ground Traffic Management


    Contributors:
    M. G. Ballin (author) / J. M. Hoekstra (author) / D. J. Wing (author) / G. W. Lohr (author)

    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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