IGF::OT::IGF THIS WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL FOR AWARD UNDER THE…

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IGF::OT::IGF THIS WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL FOR AWARD UNDER THE NASA HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE (ARMD) FOR NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) TITLED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN AERONAUTICS'2011 (ROA-201), NEXT GENERATION (NEXTGEN) CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CTD1). SUB-TOPIC 3, CANDIDATES FOR AIR-TO-AIR AND AIR-TO-GROUND DATA EXCHANGE. SCOPE OF WORK: THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH ACTIVITY IS TO: - CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF AIR-AIR AND AIR-GROUND TECHNOLOGIES. - PERFORM AN ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS FOR SELECTED AIR-AIR AND AIR-GROUND TECHNOLOGIES. - PERFORM A COST ANALYSIS ACROSS THE BEST ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS. - DEVELOP HIGH-LEVEL CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE ATM APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION, PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF SERVICE NEEDS. - ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY, RELIABILITY, AND PERFORMANCE OF MOST PROMISING AND BEST-VALUE AIR-AIR AND AIR-GROUND TECHNOLOGIES UTILIZING EXISTING SIMULATION MODELS. - ASSESS THE CAPACITY OF ADS-B DATA LINK AS A FUNCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC DENSITY.