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Advanced Concepts Research
ATAC provides the FAA and NASA with expert services in the development and evaluation of advanced aviation system technologies and the development and application of performance monitoring, measurement, and analysis methodologies for assessing the operational feasibility of those technologies and their impacts on benefits and costs, system capacity, and safety.
ATAC's advanced system development and technology assessment expertise falls in three areas:
- System development and prototyping, where we analyze and specify requirements, design and develop hardware and software prototypes, install and operate testbeds, and assist in operational field installation and training.
- Development of benefits assessment tools, where we design, develop, test, and install computer simulation models and data analysis software for assessing operational, safety, and economic impacts of new technologies.
- Benefits assessment studies, where we work closely with clients to design and conduct simulation and data analyses to assess the impacts of proposed new technologies and procedures.
Some examples of the work performed in each of these areas are described below.
System Development and Prototyping
Performance Data Analysis and Reporting System (PDARS) - ATAC developed PDARS under joint sponsorship of FAA and NASA to monitor, measure, analyze, and graphically display air traffic operations performance, based on radar flight track data from air traffic control facilities. PDARS systems are being installed in air traffic control facilities for use by managers in assessing and improving system performance.
Development of Benefits Assessment Tools
Human-Centered Safety Analysis - ATAC supported NASA's Aviation Safety Project (AvSP) in the design and development of a human-centered aviation modeling and safety analysis capability that would integrate human performance models, air traffic simulation models, and risk assessment tools in a flexible, agent-based, modular system for the safety impact analysis of advanced technologies.
Benefits Assessment Studies
Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach (SOIA) Procedure - ATAC performed a benefit assessment study in support of San Francisco International Airport's effort to implement a SOIA procedure to ease arrival delays into the Bay Area region during periods of inclement weather. This procedure will require the installation of a Precision Runway Monitor and an improved Instrument Landing System. Efforts included assessing the credibility of the FAA's Integrated Noise Model (INM), performing the noise impact analysis, and collection of ambient noise data under proposed aircraft routes.
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Transforming data into decisions
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