User benefits of data link in the AERA environment

Author

Lawson, Nora

Author_Institution

Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

15-18 Oct 1990

Firstpage

562

Lastpage

569

Abstract

One of the key elements of the National Airspace System Plan is the advanced automation system (AAS), which provides new hardware and software to be used in ATC (air traffic control). An enhancement current to the AAS will be the automation capabilities collectively known as automated en route ATC (AERA). AERA is being designed with several goals in mind: to enhance safety, increase user benefits, increase controller productivity, and increase system capacity. To meet these goals, many AERA capabilities are being designed, one of which is the increased use of data link. AERA data link capabilities are described, showing how AERA´s use of data link will provide user capabilities to accommodate requests better than has been possible in the past, while reducing the amount of verbal communication required with the aircrew and reducing communication errors

Keywords

air traffic computer control; aircraft communication; data communication systems; AERA; National Airspace System Plan; advanced automation system; air traffic control; automated en route ATC; controller productivity; data link; safety; system capacity; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Automation; Hardware; Product safety; Trajectory; Uninterruptible power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1990. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA/NASA 9th

Conference_Location

Virginia Beach, VA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1990.111350

Filename

111350