Commonality in disparate trajectory predictors for air traffic management applications

This paper presents a series of 9 initiatives proposed by the FAA/Eurocontrol Action Plan 16 seeking to establish common trajectory prediction capabilities. We provide the result of an effort to provide a TP structure and vocabulary common to a multitude of TPs for use in air and ground automation components. This structure decomposes trajectory predictors into a collection of processes and services that may or may not be included in all TPs. This paper discusses the benefits resulting from the development of such a structure; in particular, the facilitation of many of the 9 proposed initiatives.