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Projects
The following is a list of International projects
involving AAT:
Galileo 6FP Projects Awarded
AAT is a member of consortia that have recently been
awarded EU funding in the 6th Framework Programme (6FP). The consortia are
working on applications of the Galileo Satellite Navigation System, which is
due to become fully operational by 2008.
AAT has been awarded work on safety and certification
aspects within these projects. These projects began in January 2004 and will
continue for at least two years. The projects are:
- Galileo Receiver Design
- Road Tolling Applications
More news shortly.
NUP -
NEAN Update Programme
NEAN Upgrade Programme (NUP) will develop certified
applications based on ICAO's VDL Mode 4. It will upgrade NEAN from STDMA to a
full VDL Mode 4 implementation based on ICAO SARPs.
The NEAN Update programme - NUP is an European
Commission sponsored European activity in the field of CNS/ATM. NUP is the
logical extension of several European research and development projects, which
have been executed over the last five years including; NEAN, NEAP, NAAN,
FARAWAY, SUPRA, FREER and PETAL II. The NEAN project is currently operating a
large number of ADS-B ground stations and aircraft in more than 10 different
countries throughout Europe. The baseline for NUP is the use of ADS-B based
applications and services and data broadcast technology. The project is managed
according to a collaborative project model. The main objective is to:
"Establish a European ADS-B network based on global standards with certifiable
applications and equipment, supporting new ATM concepts that can be put into
operation". Representatives from Airlines, Airports, Industry and service
providers are participating in NUP with the goal of collaboratively achieving
solutions that can be put into operation.
NEAN - North European ADS-B
Network
The NEAN project's objectives were to demonstrate the
benefits of ADS-B, validate the technology and establish a cost base. The
network of ground stations covers Denmark, Sweden, Germany and beyond, giving
extensive North European coverage (see map) for an integrated cellular ADS-B
network. The project partners included the Civil Aviation Administrations of
Sweden, Denmark, Germany & the UK, and participating airlines Lufthansa and
Scandinavian Airline System (SAS).
The NEAN project investigated the potential of
Self-organising Time Division Multiple Access (STDMA) technology - a prototype
of ICAO's VHF Datalink Mode 4 (VDL mode 4).
Potential applications of the high capacity two-way
datalink communications (air/air, air/ground ground/ground) include situation
awareness, Free Flight, Fleet Management, Surveillance, GNSS Augmentation and
ground movement monitoring etc.
The cellular structure of NEAN permits easy
extensibility. This potential has been recognised by the European Commission,
which responded by elevating the status of the NEAN to that of a strategic
International project. NEAN was part funded by the European Commission under
its Trans European Networks (TENs) programme. NEAN will continue to operate
until the implementation of the NEAN Upgrade Programme (NUP).
NEAP -
North European ADS-B Applications Project
NEAP was an EU funded applications
project which used the NEAN infrastructure to test, develop and evaluate user
applications based on ADS-B and the STDMA datalink in the following areas:
- Enhanced ATC Surveillance
- Pilot situation awareness
- GNSS precision navigation in all phases of
flight.
NAAN -
North Atlantic ADS-B Network
To be updated. This project will establish a cellular
ADS-B infrastucture across the North Atlantic. This network will then be
connected to NEAN/NUP to create continuous ADS-B coverage extending from the
Western Atlantic across Europe. Should be interesting. The Certification
aspects include MNPS requirements for the North Atlantic Airspace and their
impact on certification.
FARAWAY
Project:- Fusion of Radar & ADS Data
The FARAWAY project aimed to investigate the potential
gains in operational performance of ground surveillance systems, and aircraft
navigation, over continental areas which are possible through the fusion of
ground generated surveillance data (radar data) and aircraft derived position
information (ADS). The project covers Italian airspace and will connect with
the NEAN network in FARAWAY II. NEAN and FARAWAY will also co-operate with
Eurocontrol's PETAL 2 project, investigating Controller Pilot DataLink
Communications (CPDLC). The project partners included:- Alenia Sistemi, ENAV,
AAVTAG, Alitalia, ItalATC, DASA, National Avionics and the UK CAA.
The certification case study in FARAWAY
investigated:
An extension of Faraway I, this project extended the
ground infra-structure to give complete ADS-B coverage in Italian airspace.
ADS-B coverage was then used to augment radar coverage. The project partners
included:- Alenia Sistemi, ENAV, AAVTAG, Alitalia, ItalATC, DASA, National
avionics and the UK CAA. This local cellular network in Italy will be connected
to NEAN to extend the European infrastructure as part of the EC's Trans
European Network programme. This project will be further extended in current
programmes.
A number of other related projects can be found
here.
Certification Case Studies - Summary
In summary, the certification case studies in all the
above projects aimed to identify institutional and certification problems that
must be addressed to enable the introduction of these CNS/ATM services. The
objective of each study was to propose possible solutions to these issues.
In particular, the projects attempted to identify:
A number of significant
publications have been made as a
result of this work. |
