"IGF::OT::IGF" NRA (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH ACCOUNCEMENT) MANAGEMENT BY TRAJ…

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"IGF::OT::IGF" NRA (NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH ACCOUNCEMENT) MANAGEMENT BY TRAJECTORY CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT: THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP, REFINE, ANALYZE, AND TEST A NEW CONCEPT FOR AIR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS THAT LEVERAGES THE IDEA OF MANAGEMENT BY TRAJECTORY. THE SCOPE INCLUDES BOTH THE NEAR-TERM AIR TRAFFIC OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS AN END-STATE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL AIRCRAFT ARE BEING MANAGED BY TRAJECTORY. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORK ARE TO: DEVELOP AND TEST A CONCEPT OF OPERATION FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ARE MANAGED BY TRAJECTORY MODIFICATION AND NEGOTIATION IN PLACE OF TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT CHANGE THE STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT (E.G., VECTORING OR ALTITUDE CHANGES); DEVELOP AND REFINE A CONCEPT OF OPERATION, INCLUDING SUPPORTING ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD DEFINE THE END-STATE MBT OPERATIONS; AND DEVELOP AND SIMULATE A NEAR-TERM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MBT CONCEPT THAT IS CONSTRAINED BY CURRENT OR SOON-TO-BE-IMPLEMENTED TECHNOLOGIES.