Colloquium: Bob van Dillen (C&O)

The introduction of Trajectory Based Operations is set to change the operation on all levels of Air Traffic Control (ATC), including aerodrome control. Here, adherence to a planned Four-Dimensional trajectory is important to achieve a stable operation. At the same time, this provides possibilities for support tools for ATC, by making use of new data. This research presents the Take-off Timing Support Tool for aerodrome, more specifically runway, control at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is incorporated into the already existing Electronic Flight Strip System and features a time-axis on which flight strips can be placed. For arrivals and departures this time corresponds to the expected landing and planned departure time, respectively. By dragging departures along the time axis, a planning can be constructed, while taking into account the provided solution space. An experiment showed a decrease in conflicts, stable planning could be established and moderate increase in workload.

Supervisor: dr.ir. C. Borst