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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"National Airspace System"”.
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Benefits and incentives for ADS-B equipage in the National Airspace System
… that would increase the capacity of the National Airspace System (NAS) in the US. Certain forms of ADS-B also have the bandwidth to upload weather and airspace information into the cockpit. However, prior to achieving the benefits of ADS-B, operators must equip with the technology. In …
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Modeling of Airline and Passenger Dynamics in the National Airspace System (NAS)
… understand airline and passenger dynamics in the National Airspace System (NAS). Agent-based modeling is one of the most widely used modeling simulation-analysis approaches to understanding the dynamic behavior of complex systems. The usefulness of agent-based modeling has been demonstrated by …
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A Modeling Framework to Estimate Airport Runway Capacity in the National Airspace System
… study is to estimate the airport capacity in the National Airspace System (NAS). Previous studies have focused on the airport capacity of large commercial airports. This research study estimates the runway capacity for more than two thousand airports in the NAS in order to understand future …
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Extending safety assessment methods for remotely piloted aircraft operations in the national airspace system
… training needs. To ensure the safety of the National Airspace System is maintained to a high standard, Remotely Piloted Aircraft operations are being assessed on a case by case basis by the Federal Aviation Administration for approval of a Certificate of Authorization. FAA guidance currently …
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Quantifying the Effects of Uncertainty in a Decentralized Model of the National Airspace System
The modernization of the National Air Traffic Control System is on the horizon, and with it, the possible introduction of autonomous air vehicles into the national airspace. Per the FAA Aerospace Forecast (FAA, 2013), U.S. carrier passenger traffic is expected to average 2.2 percent growth per year …
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Security implications and authentication methods of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast in the national airspace system
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A risk analysis of unmanned aircraft systems in the National Airspace system for utility applications
… companies to incorporate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into their operations to reduce the cost and increase the safety of asset inspections. The FAA is allowing the use of UAS for commercial purposes under strict operational restrictions that would limit utility companies from realizing …
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Safety considerations for operation of different classes of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National Airspace System
… effort underway in the United States and internationally by several organizations to craft regulations enabling the safe operation of UAVs in the NAS. Current federal regulations governing unmanned aircraft are limited in scope, and the lack of regulations is a barrier to achieving the full …
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Full efficiency benefits and implementation considerations for cruise altitude and speed optimization in the National Airspace system
… and airline dispatchers, the efficiency of the National Airspace System can be improved. This study builds off of prior work in this area to establish best-case benefits assuming full implementation of fuel-optimal cruise altitudes and speeds. In order to achieve these objectives, a cruise-phase …
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Integrating military unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system : an application of value-focused thinking and enterprise architecting
… the challenge of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the national airspace system (NAS). Thesis organization is sub-divided into four sections. Section I provides the introduction, context, and recent efforts of the UAS airspace integration challenge and the underlying motivations …
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Considerations for domestic law enforcement implementation of a UAS program in the proposed FAA regulatory environment of integration into the national airspace system
… future mission profile of an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program within a domestic law enforcement agency after implementation of UAS regulations, a task currently in progress by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). First, the author reviews current academic literature and provides …
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Application of data fusion and machine learning to the analysis of the relevancy of recommended flight reroutes
… is to maintain the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS). One way to do so is through Traffic Management Initiatives (TMIs). TMIs, such as reroute advisories, are issued by Air Traffic Controllers whenever there is a need to balance demand with capacity in the National …
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A Computer Model to Predict Potential Wake Turbulence Encounters in the National Airspace
… of super heavy aircraft operating in the National Airspace System and with the introduction of NextGen technologies, the wake vortex problem has become more important for airport capacity and the en-route air traffic operations. The vortices generated by heavy and super heavy aircraft can …
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Evaluating Network Analysis and Agent Based Modeling for Investigating the Stability of Commercial Air Carrier Schedules
… the Next Generation Air Transportation System plans for National Airspace System improvement. These improvements attempt to address air transportation holistically, but often address individual improvements in one arena such as ground or in-flight equipment.</p> <p>In fact, air …
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Small unmanned aircraft system integration into the Mode C Veil using an enterprise architecting framework
Integrating small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) into the national airspace system (NAS) represents a challenging problem set that requires consideration through multiple lenses. Like most complex problems, considering one class of constraints is inadequate to developing a solution that satisfies …
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Airspace Integration of New Entrants and Safety Risk Management Models
<p><br /> In recent years, the demand for airspace access of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) increased significantly and is continuously increasing for different altitude-types UAS. A similar evolution is expected from Commercial Space Operations (CSO) in the next years. These aviation/aerospace …
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Air Traffic Controllers’ Occupational Stress and Performance in the Future Air Traffic Management
… on air traffic controllers and the safety of the national airspace system. This study’s primary purpose is to determine how UAVs that operate in controlled airspace would influence air traffic controllers’ occupational stress and performance. In a within-subject experimental research design, 24 …
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Implementation of an airline recovery model in an event-based simulation
… model in a realistic simulation of the U.S. airspace system are presented. The MIT Extensible Network Simulation (MEANS), an event based queueing model of the U.S. National Airspace System, can be used for tactical decision making, long term decision making and post priori event analysis. …
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Software agents : an application to the airline MRO industry
… of a safer and more effective air transportation system. The National Airspace System is slowly beginning to address this problem and one of its initiatives involves the gradual adoption of agent-based solutions and ontologies to automate some of the business processes in MRO depots. Agents and …
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U.S. Airspace Integration: Perspectives of the FAA UAS Test Site Program
… effort to integrate unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system, congress mandated action by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. It required the formation of six test sites that would conduct unmanned …
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