NAS-wide Air Traffic Management
actions simulation environment
Aids in the exploration of
new TFM concepts
Command and Control modeling
and simulation evaluation
Overview
In an effort to cope with air traffic demand growth
and changing demand patterns, FAA, NASA, and industry
have developed a number of simulation tools to model
future concepts of air traffic management. Among
these is the Systems Analysis Branch (SAB) simulation
environment of NASA Langley. The current tools would
greatly benefit from the portrayal of the daily
preemptive Command and Control (C2) activities performed
by FAA and air carrier traffic managers. These actions
significantly influence daily operations and overall
NAS efficiency. Development of new operational concepts
and evaluation of proposed changes requires simulation
and modeling capabilities that include C2 effects.
This understanding is crucial for the evaluation
of proposed operations. Metron Aviation uses its
extensive experience with and research of C2 to
implement a model of NAS-wide Air Traffic Management
(ATM) actions and to integrate the resulting module
into NASA Langley’s SAB simulation environment.
The final product adds realism to future aircraft
movement simulations performed by NASA Langley and
admits exploration of new concepts that involve
air traffic flow management.
