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Títol: Scoring Mechanism for Automated ATC Systems

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Director/a: PASTOR LLORENS, ENRIC

Departament: DAC

Títol: Scoring Mechanism for Automated ATC Systems

Data inici oferta: 02-10-2022     Data finalització oferta: 02-05-2023


Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
    GR ENG SIS TELECOMUN
    GR ENG SIST AEROESP
    GR ENG TELEMÀTICA
Tipus: Individual
 
Lloc de realització: EETAC
 
Paraules clau:
Air Traffic Management, Conflict Scoring Systems
 
Descripció del contingut i pla d'activitats:
The topic is related to the definition of a scoring mechanism
that can be implemented as an algorithm to 'score' the MUAC's
software for automating ATC, ARGOS (ATC Real Ground-Breaking
Operational Systems). With this mechanism, the ARGOS team should
be able to tune the parameters of the prototype and evaluate its
performance. But still, I would like to do that (the tuning) and
also to program it.
MUAC has at least 2 ARGOS versions: one which is the production
version (current low level of automation) built in C++ and it
will be incorporated in the HMI including their latest tools for
ATC: LORD (Lateral Obstacle and Resolution Display which is like
an improvement of the current Probe tool use to probe FLs, STCA,
NTCA, ARGOS Solutions - which take into consideration trajectory
constraints, contrary to the previous tools) and a prototype
version that has a high level of automation and from current
simulations it takes good care of CPDLC flights. The prototype is
built in JavaScript w/ NodeJS as it runs like a static app in the
browser and it reproduces the displays that ATCOs use.
 
Overview (resum en anglès):

Given the exponential expansion of air transport that pressures the existing infrastructure and makes the current systems over-capacitated, it is no surprise that automated Air Traffic Control (ATC) Systems are on the rise. These systems will improve the situational awareness of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) while reducing their workload and potentially allowing for capacity increases. An example of such a system is the prototype ATC Real Ground-Breaking Operational System (ARGOS), entirely designed by EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC).

The system is evolving daily, and it will become MUAC¿s most intelligent agent to support ATCOs in their decision-making process. It is built to take complete care of basic Controller-Pilot Data-Link Communications (CPDLC), i.e., flights logged onto CPDLC not involved in any complex scenario, and to provide support for complex traffic scenarios. The current version provides conflict detection tools and suggests conflict-free trajectories.

The prototype lacks a metrics-based system to evaluate its performance to be able to tune its parameters; thus, the focus of this project is to design a scoring mechanism to assess its performance based on the instructions given to the pilot. The first part is represented by the development of a concept that incorporates the current safety criteria in ATC and introduces new performance criteria relevant to ARGOS (and ATC). In contrast, the second part is a posteriori analysis of the output log files of the prototype that store the coordinates of all current simulated flights along with the commands given by ARGOS.

Two types of scores were considered. The D-Score or the decreasing score measures the efficiency of ARGOS concerning operational safety. In this case, a score of 100% is perfect. It is conceptualized according to safety ATC requirements. The I-Score or the increasing score measures the inefficiency of ARGOS, so higher is less effective. It provides information related to the performance of the trajectory proposed by ARGOS.

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