| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N13845/01 |
| Title: |
ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF FUTURE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES & PROCEDURES ON AIRSPACE CAPACITY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Ochieng, Professor WY |
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| Department: |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 June 2000 |
Ends: |
31 May 2003 |
Value (£): |
155,750
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The demand for air travel has grown beyond predictions and is expected to double by the year 2010 in Europe. The evergrowing demand continues to stretch the available resources for air traffic management (ATM) with negative impact on passenger safety and the economy. The challenge is to increase airspace capacity without compromising safety, the environment and the economy. In Europe, EUROCONTROL has developed initiatives based largely on new technologies and innovative ATM procedures, to tackle the problem. To date no exhaustive studies of the potential impact of these initiatives have been carried out. The project will build on existing research at Imperial College (with the support of Eurocontrol and DERA) to study in detail the driving parameters of air traffic controller workload (as this defines the airspace capacity) and to develop mathematical models relating the parameters to the workload for a given sector. The resulting model will be used to assess airspace capacity for a given controller workload, based either on existing or future ATC/ATM technologies and procedures. The models developed will benefit (either directly or indirectly) aviation authorities for the strategic planning of airspace. This will in turn benefit the whole society through reduced safety risks and costs associated with congestion.
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http://www.imperial.ac.uk |