PC-BASED AIRSPACE DESIGN AND PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL-FAADIGITAL MODELING SIMULATION AND TEST PROCESSING APPROACH

"THE FAA HAS A NEED TO BUILD MORE EFFICIENT AIRSPACE AND TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES IN THE UTILIZATION OF THATAIRSPACE". THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO FAA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS DIVISION THATINCLUDES A DETAILED ROADMAP IN IDENTIFYING EXISTING MODELS AND SIMULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED USER INPUT AND DOCUMENTATION THAT CAN BE USED TO SIMULATE PERFORMANCE VERSUS COST VERSUS SERVICE FOR THOSE SYSTEMS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE PLAN. THIS WILL FACILITATE THE MEANS TO QUANTITATIVELY MONITOR NAS SYSTEMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE ACQUISITION PROCESS (FIXES AND MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS NEWLY EVOLVING SYSTEMS) AND EVENTUALLY CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE COMBINED SIMULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL ALSO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO FILL VOIDS IDENTIFIED IN THE FAA MODELING AND SIMULATION PROCESS. THIS EFFORT WILL INCLUDE THE DESIGN ANDCAREFUL MATCH OF EXISTING FAA COMPUTER HARDWARE, LANGUAGES, AND SOFTWARE TO MEET MODELING AND SIMULATION REQUIREMENTS.