The Path Finding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject under ATM-X is developing concepts and solutions to allow pilots to supervise multiple uncrewed flights at a time. This line of research stems from industry's desire to leverage Uncrewed Aircraft (UA) operations to achieve maximum productivity from pilot and aircraft resources, driven partially by pilot staffing shortages. Trajectory based solutions delivered by data link offer a potential solution to the multi-vehicle (m:N) problem by minimizing the number of instructions between remote pilots and air traffic controllers. Furthermore, such solutions avoid the need for pilots to monitor multiple voice frequencies at a time for air traffic control instructions to manage multiple flights. This panel presentation will give a brief introduction to PAAV followed by a description of NASA's AutoResolver capability for generating comprehensive air traffic control clearances and communicating them via data link for controller approval and flight execution.
Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) Multi-Vehicle Operations with Digital Trajectories
Multi-Vehicle Control (m:N) Working Group Meeting ; 2022 ; Moffett Field, CA, US
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