THE FUTURE OF
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT –SAFE & EFFICIENT
An Update on SESAR
Prof. Dr. Peter Hecker
Member of the Scientific Committee
EIWAC Tokyo - 10 November 2010

SETTING THE SCENE…..

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EUROPEAN ATM CHALLENGES
Capacity:
Doubling of Air Traffic by 2030
Safety:Improvements linked to growth
Environment:
Sustainable operations
Operations:
Seamless & Harmonised
Cost:
Affordable by customers
Technology:
Common and Interoperable
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THE REGULATIONSJU is responsible for “... carrying out
specific activities aimed at modernising theEuropean air traffic management system bycoordinating and concentrating all relevant
research and development efforts in theCommunity” - Council Reg 219/2007
European-funded ATM research and development is
consolidated into SESAR...
Success means coordinating with other relevant
research and development efforts too.
SESAR WILL substantially change the Air Traffic
Management (ATM) market in Europe …
... and beyond?
4THE SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING(SJU) A European Union
Community Body
EUROPEAN
COMMISSIONEUROCONTROLTHE INDUSTRY=public-private
partnership

700 mio€

700 mio€

700 mio€

2 founding members

3rd „founding‟memberBudget: € 2.1 billion (over 8 years)
Public-Private Partnership• Innovation from the private sector• Financial stability & enforcement power from the public sector
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SJU INVOLVES ALL ACTORSA Multi-Stakeholders approach at the heart of ourway of working
GroundIndustry
Airborne
Industry

Airports

AirNavigation
ServiceProviders

Staff
associations

Airspaceusers

R&D
community
National
Authorities

PIECES OF SESAR DEVELOPMENT
Development Threads:
4-D Trajectory Management- Information Management- Collaborative Network Planning- Enhanced Automation Support-Integrating across:
Airborne- En-Route- Terminal- Airports- Airline Operations- Military Operations- CNS Infrastructure (Inc. Space)-7

THE 4D TRAJECTORY PRINCIPLE

BuildingPrecisionin the sky

4-D TRAJECTORY MANAGEMENT Position & Time - all phases of flight, all stakeholders
 The set of trajectories delivering preferred routes andtimings, taking account of all constraints
 Predictable Civil Airline Operations & Military
Mission Planning All phases of operation
Ground - Airport Gate, taxi for departure
Airborne - Climb, Cruise, Descent, Arrival
Ground – Airport Taxi to gate Depends on a predictable

Airport Turnaround process
9THE SYSTEM WIDEINFORMATION MANAGEMENTThe Intranetfor Air TrafficManagement10INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Information is at the heart ofAircraft
Sub-syst 1...
Satellitesubnetwork

Air-ground IOP/SWIMmanagement
Air/Ground services
Data-link applis
Aircraft router
VHF subnetwork

SATCOM stations subnetwork

Communication ServiceRegional
Ground Router

Air/Ground SWIMATM Develop the concept of„System-Wide Information
Management‟ Moving ATM from SystemCentric to InformationCentric operations
 Establish the „intranet‟ foraviation
 Access to accurate
information at the right time,to the right systems and tothe best people in support oftaking the right decisions

Other subnetworks...

Provider Network

A/G Datalink Ground Management
FABi
Ground router

Regional
Ground Router

A/G Datalink Ground Management
FABj
Ground router

Data-link applis

Data-link applis

Surveillance data

Air/Ground services
Air-Ground IOP/SWIM Management

Flight data

Air/Ground services
Air-Ground IOP/SWIM Management

Aeronautical data
Meteo data
A/G Datalink
GroundManagement

A/G Datalink
GroundManagement

ATFCM scenario data

AOC ATM

Demand & Capacity data
Airport AirsideOperations

Ground/Ground SWIM
Aerodrome
ATC

En-route /Approach ATCNetwork
Information
Management

Aeronautical
Information
Management

11AdvancedAirspaceManagement

High Performance
Teamwork

12COLLABORATIVENETWORK PLANNING “Collaborative policy processes are increasingly in

use as ways of achieving results in an era
distinguished by rapid change, social and politicalfragmentation, rapid high volume information flow,
global interdependence, and conflicting values.”
Network power in collaborative planning - Booher & Innes

 A managed network

Integration of airports and airborne systems in theATM system
Collaborative planning of network operations anddemand/capacity balancing continuously
reflected in the Network Operations Plan (NOP)“User Driven Prioritisation Process” allowing
Airspace Users to trade between themselves
and attribute delay allocation
Network Manager as the mediator
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AUTOMATION

Human operatorsconcentrate on highvalue-added tasks

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ENHANCED AUTOMATION SUPPORTSESAR maintains the human as central in the system,taking decisions and managing the operations
 In order to meet the challenges

ahead the human needs evengreater levels of automation
support Advanced computer tools provide
decision-making support
and therefore a fundamental
dependence on information
relevance and timeliness – HumanFactors aspects are significant
 The failure modes and recovery
consequences for both safety andbusiness continuity must be clearly understood Security considerations will become increasingly significant as
systems use more commercial and open protocols and asinteroperability improves
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DEVELOPMENT vs.
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
R&D

5

Implementation

SESAR Definition Phase ATM Service Level

Available

R&D

4

Implementation

Available

3

R&D
Development
Implementation
Programme

Available

R&D

20/1

Implementation
Available

R&D
Implementation
Available

2013

2017

2020

2025

Initial Operating
Capability

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SESAR DEVELOPMENT PHASE
WHERE ARE WE NOW?

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PROGRAMME RAMP-UP COMPLETED
Agreements
Signature
MAY 2009
October 2010March 2010
November
September

1300
Contributors

First Project Plans 150 projects
Reviewed
launched

Airlines on boardJuly 2009
400 contributors
20 projects launched
03/06/09 Launch Event

85% of the programme will be inexecution by year end

2000
Contributors
260 projects
launched

First deliverables

THE SESAR “FACTORY” IS IN PLACE
 More than 300 projects:• “Typical” project: duration 4 years, budget 7M€• Strong focus on delivery and performance• High dependencies but common methodology
 Airspace Users directly involved in projects
Major/HubGA/BA
Low CostRegionalLeisureCargoWORKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
 Staff representatives• Participation in the work programme with technical/professional
input through annual work orders per association• Quarterly meetings in place chaired by the SJU with allassociations to follow-up the work orders and issues of concern.
• Recent quarterly meeting (Oct) focused on the SESAR validation
roadmap and the staff participation to validation activities National Supervisory Authorities• CFI launched in April 2010
• MoUs to be signed
 EASA• Discussions on-going• MoU to be signed

AMBITIOUS OBJECTIVES FOR
2012
10,000 flights, including
500 military, are SESAR
labelled
Initial 4D trajectory isvalidated in an
operational environment
supported by satellitebased technology

80% of SESAR projects
have tested their output ina real life environment

The first remote tower
is ready for operationsFirst SWIM pilots are inplace to exchange data
across at least 5 domains

SESAR benefits aredemonstrated on city pairsconnecting 8 European
airports

Airspace users havesigned up to the SESAR
business case fortime-based operations

SESAR RESEARCH PHASE
WHERE ARE WE NOW?

23LONG TERM & INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
 Includes Universities, Research Organisations andIndustry
 Applying ideas from across many domains into ATMAutomation
ComplexityEconomics
 Sponsoring of Research Projects

Covering automation, complexity,
economics and legal topics
 Sponsoring of PhD Students
 Providing a mechanism for Networking and exchangeof ideas and results across all ATM research activities
 Objective is to foster Innovation and achieve results
ready for development24

INVOLVMENT OF THE R&D COMMUNITY
 Long Term Research• Academia & Research Establishments forming networks ofexcellence, support to PhD students and active on projects that
go beyond the SESAR 2020 scope Scientific Committee• 12 European scientific personalities; including an astronaut,professors & researchers•Provide advice to the SJU on:• Scientific analysis of SESAR
from different angles• Liaison between SESAR andthe academic and scientificcommunities across Europe
including education of the future“SESAR” engineers & scientists• Scientific value of the SESAR
results
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SESAR WORK
BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
WP E
WP B

WP C

WP 3(High-level)
Target Concept andArchitecture Maintenance

Master Plan
MaintenanceValidation Infrastructure
Needs Management

Long-Term and
WP E
Innovative
R&D Transversal
Long-Term andResearch Programme
AreasInnovative
WP 16

Research ProgrammeTransversal Thread

WP 7

WP 5

WP 8

WP 14

NetworkingOperation

TMAOperation

Information
ManagementSWIM
TechnicalArchitecture

WP 4

WP 6

En RouteOperation

AirportOperation

Operational Thread

ATM Network R&DProgramme

WP 11

F/WOC

WP 9

Aircraft
Systems

SWIM Thread

WP 15

WP 13

Non Avionic
CNS System

Network Information
Management System

WP 10

WP 12

En Route & Approach
ATC Systems

Airport
Systems

System Thread

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PIECES OF SESAR RESEARCH
Research Themes:

Mastering Complex Systems SafelyTowards Higher Level of Automation in ATM
Economics and Performance
Legal Aspects of Paradigm Shift
Focussing on:- Business Agility- Decision Support- Environment & Meteorology- CNS/ATM (Automation)- Operating Concepts- Human Factors
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BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Total Budget for Long-term Research• Research Networks & PhDs
• Research Projects

23 M€

11.5 M€
11.5 M€

Call 1 – 2 Research Networks 3.2 M€
Call 2 – 1 Research Network 1.6 M€

Call 1 – 20 Research Projects 6.5 M€
1/3 Small at c. 300K
2/3 Medium at c. 600K
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ESTABLISHINGRESEARCH NETWORKS Groupings of organisations -Academia, Industry,
Research Establishments
 Sharing common interest and expertise in aparticular field of research Each will co-operate to develop, exchange anddisseminate knowledge in its particular field Specific activities will include:• Knowledge development (including scientific education, PhDstudies)• Knowledge management• Animation of the network (workshops, exchange)• Organisation/engagement in events (conferences, seminars,symposia, …)
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ESTABLISHINGRESEARCH PROJECTS WP-E projects are co-funded

activities that fall outside thescope of mainstream SJU workpackages.
 Periodic calls for proposal will be prepared inaccordance with a Thematic Programme, andadvised by the Scientific Committee.
 Proposals will be solicited from both within andoutside the networks. They will be evaluated by anindependent panel of experts.
 Results will be expected to contribute to the relevant

network(s).
31STATUS TODAY

Two Research Networks Launched
Mastering Complex Systems Safely
Towards Higher Level of Automation in ATM

A Call for one more Research Network
Economics & Performance (Closes 26th October) First Call for Research Projects

Closes 26th October

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SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE .....
 By 2012 we will have created:- A Healthy body of research spread across a wide
range of research organisations.
- A repository of knowledge providing material for
extending SESAR development beyond current
timescales and scope.
- A strong focus on innovation providing a healthy
challenge to the status-quo in air transport.
- Tangible results and a reputation for air transport
research that attracts more students, research andinvestment.
- The reputation for leading European results oriented
research and innovation that is the envy of others.
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SESARLONG TERM &INNOVATIVERESEARCHMAKING ADIFFERENCE!