ALIAS Conference, 1-2 October 2014, Florence, Italy

Michael StandarChief Strategies & International Relations

AUTOMATION:LESSONS LEARNT FROM SESAR

Implementing the Single European Sky (SES)

• SES established in 5 Pillars with a focus on Performance• Technology Pillar R&D managed by the SJU

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The Fundamental Changes to ATM

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INTEGRATION OF AIRPORTS

INTEGRATION OF AIRPORTS

Integrating airports -

time synchronised operations of surface trajectories and flight

turn-around

Integrating airports - time synchronised

operations of surface trajectories and flight

turn-around

THE 4D TRAJECTORY PRINCIPLE

THE 4D TRAJECTORY PRINCIPLE

Integrating airspace users flight systems to build predictable time

synchronised flight precision

Integrating airspace users flight systems to build predictable time

synchronised flight precision

AUTOMATIONAUTOMATION

Human operators concentrate on high value-added tasks

Human operators concentrate on high value-added tasks

THE SYSTEM WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

THE SYSTEM WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

The Intranet for Air Traffic Management

The Intranet for Air Traffic Management

Just 5 Changes then – Simple!!?

So what is all the fuss about and why does it take so

long?

How the SESAR Programme works

Phase 1

Phase 2/1

Phase 2/2

Phase 3

Delivery

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The Pipeline: Exploring the Possibilities

• Low maturity research with Universities, SMEs & Research Centres– Theme 1: Towards Higher Levels of Automation in ATM– Theme 2: Mastering Complex Systems Safely– Theme 3: System Architecture and System Design– Theme 4: Information Management, Uncertainty and

Optimization– Theme 5: Enabling Change in ATM

• 40 Projects, 20 PhDs, 2 Networks, an annual event attracting around 200 researchers, specialised events, summer schools and a Young Scientist Award

http://www.sesarju.eu/innovation-solution/exploratory-research5

WP-E Lessons Learnt

• In very early stages research V0 level (e.g. WP-E projects), transfer of research results is difficult into the SESAR main-stream program

• Lack of clearly defined criteria that can be used for assessing maturity results at V0 level

• Limited possibility to pass results at V0 or V1 into programme combined with low level of interest in long-term research and innovation from the majority of PPP industrial partners

• Importance of Gate reviews and regular reporting on R&I results of projects at V0 level

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SESAR SC Committee

• Scientific Committee specifically to provide guidance and support to the SJU on scientific matters

• SC members recommendations on Human Performance Integration in the Safety Analysis of Complex systems

- quantitative metrics – Agent Based Modelling - qualitative opinion could be valuable but limited

due to subjectivity - Human Performance (HP) measurement in relation

of safety of complex systems - HP can be integrated in quantitative safety

assessment (e.g. Human behavior models, etc.)7

SESAR Validations/Verifications towards global interoperability

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~400 exercises ~22 000 days

~8000 experts from;

ANSP´s, Airspace users, Airport operators, Network Manager, Authorities, Military, Manufacturing industry, Staff Associations with

an International Validation Team of operational ATCO´s, Pilots and ATSEP´s

As close as possible to real operations on real systems with real operators

(ANSP/Airport/Flight trials/shadow-mode)

The Pipeline: Demonstrating Benefits

• Increase the scale, engage wider range of stakeholders

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Environmental for transatlantic flights (AIRE)

SESAR Solutions Demonstrations

Source: Google Maps, SJU analysis, simplified for clarity reasons

New York Oceanic

Santa MariaOceanic

Shanwick Oceanic Control

Gander Oceanic Control

Canarias

RPAS demonstrations

30,000+ flight trials / demonstration flights

Demonstrating Integration: RPAS

• 9 RPAS Demonstration Projects underway, to:– Demonstrate how to integrate RPAS into non-segregated

airspace in a multi-aircraft flight environment– Exploring the feasibility of integration within the wider

aviation community by 2016– Identify gaps and provide insight into filling them– Improve our knowledge of key operational and technical

issues that will help during the RPAS definition phase

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2015 - Large scale demonstrations

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The Pipeline: Supporting Deployment

• 68 validation exercises completed with results published indicating cost-efficiency, environmental and safety benefits

• 20 new validation exercises underway

• 17 SESAR Solutions (building blocks for deployment planning):

• Moving from Airspace to 4D trajectory Management

• Traffic Synchronization• Network Collaborative Management and DCB• Airport Integration and Throughput• SWIM• Conflict Management and Automation

Download SESAR Solution Packs at www.sesarju.eu

Supporting Deployment: The PCP

• The need for synchronised deployment and support for a sound business case

• Scope of Pilot Common Project includes six ATM Functionalities

AF1 – Extended AMAN & PBN in high density TMAAF2 – Airport Integration & ThroughputAF3 – Flexible Airspace Management and Free RouteAF4 – Network Collaborative ManagementAF5 – iSWIM functionality & MeteorologyAF6 – Initial Trajectory Information Sharing (i4D – EPP)

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SESAR: 2020 Vision

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Three Research Phases of SESAR 2020

• Exploratory Research– Concentrates on early maturity Excellent Science and initial

applications to ATM.– Uses H2020 open calls.

• Industrial Research & Validation (Applied Research & Pre-industrial Development) through partnership– Concentrates on maturing and validating through Applied

Research, Pre-Industrial Development and Validation of high benefit applications for ATM.

– Uses an industrial PPP with involvement of all stakeholders.• Very Large Scale Demonstration

– Concentrates on taking the concepts and technology to a wider geographic and stakeholder application

– The bridge to deployment through risk reduction– Uses a mixture of industrial PPP and open calls.

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Global Cooperation & Interoperability

EC/FAA Coordination

Standards built on SESAR and NextGen

developments will support harmonised Implementation and

Regulation

Programme level coordination enhanced by interoperability and wider industry buy-in.

Global consensus to ensure world-wide

interoperability.

EU-US MoCSESAR-NextGen

Coordination Activities

EUROCAE WGRTCA SC

ICAO GANP/ASBU´s

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Conclusions

• Managing change – Connecting the ”Innovation pipeline” (scope and time) – covering the research gap between exploratory

and industrial research – Understand the current and the evolution of business models

• from infrastructure to services – changes to roles and responsibilities– Create trust

• Focus on the transition problems towards a higher level of automation as the goals seems well understood

– Key Performance areas and KPI´s (includes Safety)– Understand, agree and confirm the objectives early– The devil is in the detail – understand the problems of a particular area/domain in the overall context –

avoid silos or ”magic fix”– Design decisions need to be understood and taken early and preferrably before the ”crossroad”– Focus on standards – regulatory actions if necessary (steer behaviours)

• Automation is business and innovation driven – Find best practices and adapt Aviation and ATM needs of safety and security performance

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Thank you for your attention

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