Air Traffic Management

Two airplanes against clear blue sky with contrails
Air Traffic Management

29 November 2024

Cooperation in the air

The arrival of new aircraft, from drones to the F-35 fighter jet, is increasing pressure on our scarce airspace. How can these ‘newcomers’ be incorporated and co-exist with current airspace users? The Programme Safe and Competitive Operations of NLR is looking for solutions. With Schiphol, the Netherlands is among the top three largest European airports, but […]
Training and Simulation

16 July 2024

Training through the eyes of an air traffic controller

Performance based training is a holistic approach that optimises proficiencies in a personalised way. The recently finished project INSPECT combines several kinds of measurements to get an accurate picture of the performance of military air traffic controllers. The physiological data allows air traffic control instructors to give feedback instantaneously which makes it a very efficient […]
Training and Simulation

16 July 2024

Instructor support for Performance Based Training (INSPECT)

With Performance-Based Training (PBT) we continuously seek to improve the feedback quality and objectiveness of instructors. The challenge at hand is how to get insight into trainees’ cognitive process. The INSPECT project explored the use of objective and physiological data to assess the performance of (military) air traffic control trainees. The goal is to develop […]
Sustainability and Environment

11 July 2023

Fewer delays and less noise nuisance at and near airports

It’s far from unknown for peak crowding at airports to hit the headlines. And it’s not only the passengers who are stuck in queues: it’s busy in the air too. That’s why the ITARO project has bundled various solutions together to reduce the delays for flights, including gains that can be made in terms of […]
Air Traffic Management

30 June 2023

Simulation of integrated arrival and approach operations (ITARO)

As part of the SESAR3 JU project ITARO (Integrated TMA, Airport and Runway Operations), an integrated operational concept (IOC) to green flight operations whilst retaining a high capacity has been evaluated through Real-Time Simulations (RTS) on NARSIM, the NLR ATM Research Simulator. The demonstrations consisted of several SESAR solutions combined inside the TMA environment of […]
Screenshot AURA (ATM U-space InteRfAce)
Air Traffic Management

05 June 2023

R&D case: ATM U-space interface (AURA)

The AURA (ATM U-space InteRfAce) project (SESAR 2020 project PJ34 ) investigated the development of concepts and technologies that are necessary to allow existing ATM systems and future U-space operations to interact in a safe, predictable and seamless way. One of the basic assumptions of the project is that manned and unmanned movements take place […]
Metropolis 2: a unified approach to airspace design and separation management for U-space
Air Traffic Management

24 April 2023

R&D case: Unified approach airspace design and separation management U-space (Metropolis 2)

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts, such as flying taxis and package delivery drones, are increasingly viewed as an essential component of future transportation systems. But before UAM flights can occur on a meaningful scale, several challenges need to be tackled including airspace integration. Recognising the need to address this challenge, several initiatives are underway worldwide […]
ITARO: Integrating SESAR Solutions
Air Traffic Management

03 March 2023

R&D case: Integrating SESAR Solutions (ITARO)

The challenge Over the past decades the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme has been working intensely to deliver sustainable ATM solutions. These SESAR Solutions are being brought towards higher Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) via Industrial Research (IR) projects and towards (pre-)deployment via Very Large Demonstrations (VLDs). The challenge is to combine and integrate […]
Integration of MALE RPAS into European Airspace
Air Traffic Management

09 January 2023

R&D case: Integration of MALE RPAS into European Airspace

In addition to supporting defense operations, Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) have numerous civilian applications ranging from infrastructure inspection to search and rescue. However, the current regulatory environment in Europe inhibit such applications as they only permit MALE RPAS operations in segregated airspace. Furthermore, each MALE RPAS flight requires numerous […]