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ARMD NRA AWARDS: AIRSPACE SYSTEMS PROGRAM
NextGen-Airspace Project
The NextGen-Airspace Project will develop and explore fundamental concepts and integrated solutions that address the optimal allocation of ground and air automation technologies necessary for the NextGen. The project will focus NASA's technical expertise and world-class facilities to address the question of where, when, how, and the extent to which automation can be applied to moving aircraft safely and efficiently through the NAS. Research in this project will address Four-Dimensional Trajectory Operations, including advances in the science and applications of multi-aircraft trajectory optimization that solves the demand/capacity imbalance problem while taking into account weather information and forecast uncertainties and keeping aircraft safely separated. The project's research will develop and test concepts for advanced traffic flow management to provide trajectory planning and execution across the spectrum of time horizons from "strategic planning" to "separation assurance." The project will also conduct research to explore dynamic airspace configuration that addresses the technical challenges of migrating from the current structured, static homogenous airspace to a dynamic, heterogeneous airspace that adapts to user demand and meets changing constraints of weather, traffic congestion, and a highly diverse aircraft fleet. Ultimately, the roles and responsibilities of humans and automation influence every technical area and will be addressed thoroughly.

The following are ROA-2006 NRA awards for the NextGen-Airspace Project, with the most recent listed first.


PI Last Name Title Organization State Award Date Year 1 Amount
Cook Modeling Non-Convective Weather Impacts on En Route Traffic Flow Management Mosaic ATM, Inc. VA 08/29/2007 $1,083,571
Krozel Translation of Weather Information to Traffic Flow Management Impact Metron Aviation, Inc. VA 08/21/2007 $1,244,700
Brinton Assessment of Concepts and Algorithms for Dynamic Airspace Allocation Mosaic ATM, Inc. VA 08/20/2007 $629,410
Menon Multi-Resolution Queuing Models for Analyzing the Impact of Trajectory Uncertainty and Precision on NGATS Flow Efficiency Optimal Synthesis, Inc. CA 08/15/2007 $1,237,147
Idris Feasibility and Benefit Assessments of a Concept of Operations for Collaborative Traffic Flow Management L-3 Communications Titan Corp. MA 08/15/2007 $848,615
Hoffman Overall Airspace Organization and Dynamic Airspace Allocation Schemes Metron Aviation, Inc. VA 08/14/2007 $1,049,905
Atkins Investigating the Nature of and Methods for Managing Metroplex Operations (NOTE: This contract is funded by the NGATS-Airportal Project.) Mosaic ATM, Inc. VA 08/13/2007 $617,900
Manikonda Multi-Fidelity, Pluggable Communication Navigation and Surveillance Models to Support NGATS Concepts Intelligent Automation, Inc. MD 08/08/2007 $925,000
Mondoloni A Method for System Performance Evaluation from Air/Ground Application Performance under Various Operational Concepts CSSI, Inc. DC 07/31/2007 $335,962
Rodgers The Development of Concepts of Operation and Algorithms to Support Dynamic Airspace Allocation as a Function of Equipage, Traffic Density, and Weather CSSI, Inc. DC 07/31/2007 $555,167
Hansen Advanced Stochastic Network Queuing Models of the Impact of 4D Trajectory Precision on Aviation System Performance University of California at Berkeley CA 07/24/2007 $501,869
Vivona Analysis and Comparison of Capabilities and Requirements for Aircraft Trajectory Prediction Technologies L-3 Communications Titan Corp. MA 07/24/2007 $888,905
Zhao A Unified Approach to the Documentation, Analysis, and Cross-Comparison of Trajectory Predictors University of Minnesota MN 07/18/2007 $114,291
Volovoi A Conceptual and Computational Framework for Identifying and Predicting the Performance of Novel Airspace Concepts of Operation Georgia Tech Research Corp. GA 07/17/2007 $475,606
Idris Traffic Complexity Management through Preserving Trajectory Flexibility and Minimizing Constraints L-3 Communications Titan Corp. MA 11/29/2006 $249,389
Vivona Development of Algorithms and Techniques for Trajectory Prediction Accuracy and Uncertainty Estimation L-3 Communications Titan Corp. MA 11/27/2006 $280,653
Krozel Mitigation of Weather Impacts in Dense Terminal AirspaceMetron Aviation Inc. VA 11/27/2006 $499,949
Sherry Analysis Of NGATS Sensitivity To GamingGeorge Mason University VA 11/02/2006 $351,583
Bayen A Unified Approach To Strategic Models And Performance Evaluation For Traffic Flow Mgmt The Regents Of The University Of Ca-Berkeley CA 09/30/2006 $330,787
Tomlin Integrating Collision Avoidance And Tactical Air Traffic Control Tools Stanford University CA 09/30/2006 $506,685
Erzberger Concepts And Algorithms For Automated Separation Assurance The Regents Of The University Of Ca-Berkeley CA 09/30/2006 $189,340
Corker Computational Models Of Human Workload: Definition, Refinement, Integration, And Validation In Fast Time National Airspace Simulations San Jose State University CA 09/30/2006 $417,476
Strybel Metrics For Operator Situation Awareness, Workload And Performance In Automated Separation Assurance Systems Ca State University-Long Beach CA 09/30/2006 $750,000
Clarke Approaches To TFM In The Presence Of UncertaintyGeorgia Tech Research Corp GA 09/30/2006 $360,980
Landry Analysis And Development Of Strategic And Tactical Separation Assurance Algorithms Purdue University IN 09/30/2006 $103,185
Ball Dynamic, Stochastic Models For Managing Air Traffic FlowsUniversity Of Maryland MD 09/30/2006 $727,586
Hansman Cognitively Based Traffic Complexity Metrics for Future NGATS Concepts of Operation Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology MA 09/30/2006 $239,121
Hansman Optimization Of Super-Density Multi-Airport Terminal Area System In The Presence Of Uncertainty Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology MA 09/30/2006 $450,527
Roy Control-Theoretic Design And Numerical Evaluation Of Traffic Flow Mgmt Strategies Under Uncertainty Washington State University WA 09/30/2006 $91,593



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