Title :
Shaping the National Airspace System for the 21st century
Author_Institution :
Fed. Aviation Adm., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Shaping the National Airspace System for the 21st century requires a clear understanding of the goal to be acheived as well as a firm grasp of the improvements which must be made to acheive that goal. This paper provides a description of the characteristics of a modernized NAS, the goal of current improvement efforts, as well as a description of the improvements that must be made in each functional area to provide the characteristics described
Keywords :
air traffic control; aircraft communication; aircraft navigation; avionics; management; safety; surveillance; 21st century; ATC; FAA; National Airspace System; USA; architecture; automation; avionics; communications; decision support; fault tolerance; human factors; management; navigation; safety; surveillance; weather; Aging; Air traffic control; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; FAA; Human factors; Information systems; Lighting control; Poles and towers; Space missions;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4150-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1997.635002
