Title :
User benefits of data link in the AERA environment
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
One of the key elements of the National Airspace System Plan is the advanced automation system (AAS), which provides new hardware and software to be used in ATC (air traffic control). An enhancement current to the AAS will be the automation capabilities collectively known as automated en route ATC (AERA). AERA is being designed with several goals in mind: to enhance safety, increase user benefits, increase controller productivity, and increase system capacity. To meet these goals, many AERA capabilities are being designed, one of which is the increased use of data link. AERA data link capabilities are described, showing how AERA´s use of data link will provide user capabilities to accommodate requests better than has been possible in the past, while reducing the amount of verbal communication required with the aircrew and reducing communication errors
Keywords :
air traffic computer control; aircraft communication; data communication systems; AERA; National Airspace System Plan; advanced automation system; air traffic control; automated en route ATC; controller productivity; data link; safety; system capacity; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Automation; Hardware; Product safety; Trajectory; Uninterruptible power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1990. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA/NASA 9th
Conference_Location :
Virginia Beach, VA
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1990.111350
