DLR and NLR will be at Airspace World 2025 with several exciting exhibits on our current research into the future of air traffic management. Visit us at stand #H1710 to discuss and experience how independent research and expertise can contribute to ATM innovation!
This year, you can expect interactive demo systems and research results on topics such as “Air Taxis and Vertiport Management”, “Flexible Air Traffic Controller Deployment”, “Flight Centric ATC” and “Instructor Support for Performance Based Training”. Come and see for yourself, we look forward to meet you in Lisbon:
Vertiport Management
The functional design and the technical equipment of vertiports and vertiport networks are both a challenge and a key driver for the operational deployment of air taxis and the provision of urban air mobility (UAM) services. DLR presents its recent research on vertiports including the design and operation of individual vertiports on a micro-level, but also extended to the macro-level by addressing vertiport airspace network management and network optimization. In addition, the opportunities and challenges of integrating air taxi services and vertiport operations into an airport environment and controlled airspace are under investigation.
Flexible Air Traffic Controller Deployment
As part of the SESAR project “Increased flexibility of ATCO validations – V3” (IFAV3), DLR is demonstrating the way how newly developed algorithms would enable a more flexible ATCO deployment to sectors. Based on sample data, the demonstrator setup shows the results of skill/competency monitoring calculation for fictional controllers, and at the same time the options for deployment to the used Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre sector structure. This demonstrator not only provides insights into how floating skill/competency indicators would replace today’s binary ‘endorsed’/’not endorsed’ practise, but also shows the increased number of options for a deployment compared to traditional endorsements.
Flight Centric ATC
DLR presents the results of validation simulations of the SESAR project “Flight Centric ATC” (FCA), which were conducted together with the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Service Enterprise using the upper Ukrainian airspace as an example. This airspace can be rated as a medium complexity operating environment. Above flight level 275, a total of 21 sectors, which are currently controlled by four area control centres, have been consolidated into a single, flight-centric ATC airspace. In this airspace, controllers were working in single-person operations supported by various FCA-specific air traffic control tools, namely conflict detection and resolution, task manager, measuring tool, filtering, probing and short-term conflict alert.
Instructor Support for Performance Based Training (INSPECT)
With Performance Based Training (PBT), NLR seeks to support personalised training through enhanced performance metrics, learning analytics and support to all stakeholders in the learning and development process. Learning Analytics often focuses on the needs of training managers. In the INSPECT project, NLR supports the learning process itself by supporting the instructor acquire insight into trainees’ cognitive process, related to Situational Assessment, Workload Management and Problem Solving & Decision Making. The INSPECT project resulted in two prototypes to support analytics within a training session: an Instructor Live Tool, which provides real-time insights into the trainee’s Situational Assessment and a Debrief Tool that allows instructors to review and analyse training sessions with trainees focusing on the three cognitive competencies. NLR will demonstrate both tools.
Presentations and Walking Tours
DLR and NLR experts will also take part in several SESAR JU walking tours and give a presentation in a hall theatre. Have a look at our full programme.
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