Efficient Air Traffic Scenario Generation

We propose an innovative scenario generation application that significantly decreases the time and cost to develop complex air traffic scenarios. Our application addresses functionality including the user interface, real time displays, data processing (input/output), and compatibility with other similar applications. Unique innovations are focused on flexible user interface and simulation processing options combined with open-architecture, object-oriented software to enable rapid scenario construction and evaluation. These capabilities are lacking in current scenario generation tools and will provide significant savings to users performing analysis on new airspace operational concepts or modifications to the National Airspace System. In addition, such an application will support a number of other applications including military, firefighting, and aviation security planning, operational simulations, evaluations, and training, The proposed initial research analyzes the requirements for such an application and designs and implements an initial prototype.