Title :
Emerging cockpit technologies for free flight
Author :
Chang, George C. ; Livack, Gary Spencer ; McDaniel, James I.
Author_Institution :
Ducom Inc., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
Successful implementation of the free flight concept requires new technologies and associated procedures and standards for the flight crew, the air traffic service provider, and, where applicable, the dispatcher. This paper explores key cockpit technologies and procedures that enhance aviation safety and, at the same time, are cockpit enabling technologies for free flight. These enabling technologies are integrated through two complementary operational concepts known as Flight Operations and Air Traffic Management Integration (FTMI) and Situational Awareness for Safety (SAS), with due consideration given to human factors. These two concepts, along with their supporting avionics, data links, and ground-side air traffic and Flight Information Service (FIS) infrastructure, make free flight a distinct technical possibility
Keywords :
air traffic control; aircraft displays; avionics; graphical user interfaces; safety; standards; Air Traffic Management Integration; Flight Information Service; Situational Awareness for Safety; air traffic service provider; aviation safety; cockpit technologies; data links; dispatcher; flight crew; flight operations; free flight; ground-side air traffic; human factors; standards; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace safety; Air safety; Air traffic control; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft navigation; Airplanes; FAA; Human factors; Satellite navigation systems;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1996., 15th AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3385-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1996.559137