On 8 June, an online event was organised by SESAR 3 Joint undertaking member, Royal NLR, to elaborate on the activities and main results achieved by Royal NLR within the SESAR2020 PJ.37 ITARO (Integrated TMA, Airport and Runway Operations) project.
The online event focussed on the validation exercises performed related to:
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The combination of RNP-operations, Continuous Descents, Interval Management and reduced separation minima for daytime capacity constrained arrival operations inside the Schiphol TMA, to green flight operations whilst retaining a high capacity; and
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Cockpit tools for vertically separated departure routes to improve airspace usage
The session started with an introduction of PJ.37 ITARO project including the main project aim and the different solution tracks within the project.
This was followed by the presentation of the operational concept in which RNP-based approach operations with Interval Management (IM) and environmentally favourable continuous descent operations (CDOs) are combined in the Schiphol TMA. This integration was expanded to final approach for time-based separation (TBS), while applying a minimum aircraft separation derivation via the optimised runway delivery (ORD) tool involving reduced separation minima such as MRS 2.5/2.0 NM and RECAT-EU-PWS (PairWise Separation).
The operational concept was evaluated in two ATC real-time simulations and one flight trial campaign (jointly performed with DLR and Honeywell Inc.). In the presentation, the operational environment, the considerations taken, the main results and the main conclusion and recommendations were addressed.
The online event continued with the elaboration on the piloted real-time simulation. In this exercise, cockpit tools for vertically separated departure routes were experimentally developed to give pilots a better preview whether they will comply with altitude constraints. If the altitude constraints cannot be complied, the tools provide an indication to the pilots such that the required procedures can be (timely) initiated by the pilots. This all in order to improve airspace usage.
View the recorded session on NLR’s BigBlueButton environment and the final slide deck.
Note: 2 videos showed during the online event cannot be distributed to the general audience. Thus the link to some videos in the presentation may not work.
Watch videos related to NLR’s demonstrations performed within PJ.37 ITARO:
