26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-11.4.4 (AIAA 2008-8884)

A PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF A TACTICAL AIRBORNE SEPARATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM USING REALISTIC, COMPLEX TRAFFIC FLOWS

J. C. Smith, F. J. L. Bussink*
NASA, USA; *National Institute of Aerospace, USA

Keywords: TACTICAL AIRBORNE SEPARATION

This paper presents the results from a study that investigates the performance of aspects of an Airborne Separation Assistance System (ASAS) under varying demand levels using realistic traffic patterns. The main focus is to determine the extent to which sole reliance on the proposed tactical component of ASAS can maintain aircraft separation at demand levels up to three times current traffic.

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