May 1–3, 2006
Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland 2006
- Conference General Chair: Mike Zernic, NASA
- Technical Program Chair: Denise Ponchak, NASA
Proceedings CD-ROMs were mailed to all registered attendees. Conference proceedings for others are available at NASA Technical Reports Server (ICNS 2006).
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| Monday, May 1, 2006 | |
| Welcome/Overview Week | Michael Zernic, NASA Glenn Research Center |
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Plenary Session – The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Building Upon the Foundation Session Chair: Karl Grundmann, JPDO Communications Director |
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| JPDO Progress and Plans (No presentation available) | Robert Pearce, JPDO Director (Acting) |
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Block to Block Operations Vision – The First Steps
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Session A1 – Communication Technology Session Chair: Art Feinberg, Intelligent Automation, Inc. |
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| Airborne Networking Multi-Aircraft Network Capability Demonstration | Ralph Yost, Federal Aviation Administration, William J Hughes Technical Center |
| Software Defined Radio Qualification Approach | Michael Kocin, ViaSat, Inc. |
| Application of Link 16 Technology to Future Air Traffic Control | Michael Kocin, ViaSat, Inc. |
| Technical and Operational Aspects of Migration Concepts of a broadband VHF Communication System (B-VHF) | Bernhard Haindl, Miodrag Sajatovic, Johannes Prinz, Frequentis; Michael Schnell, DLR and Carl-Herbert Rokitansky, UNISBG (presented by Mr. Rihacek) |
| Compatibility Analysis of Airport Wireless Local Area Networks and Satellite Feeder Links in the 5091-5150 MHz Band | Izabela Gheorghisor, Yan-Shek Hoh, and Frank Box, The MITRE Corporation |
| Laser Communications to Beam Optical Band to Distant Points | Belal Hamzeh and Mohsen Kavehrad, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Wireless Spacecraft Bus – A Radio Frequency Based Data Communication Architecture | Min Song, Sachin Shetty, Robert Ash and Kenneth Bone, Old Dominion University |
| Investigation of Operator Benefits from Reducing Horizontal Separations in North Atlantic Organized Track System | Almira Williams, CSSI, Inc. |
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Session A2 – Navigation and Surveillance Session Chair: Chris Daskalakis, DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
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| Development of a Portable ADS-B Avionics Transmissions Evaluation Tool | Randy Sleight, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Enhanced ADS-B | Edward Valovage and Kenneth Samuelson, Sensis Corporation |
| System Wide ADS-B Back Up and Validation | Alex Smith, Rick Cassell, T. Breen, R. Hulstrom and Carl Evers, Rannoch Corporation |
| Sea Trial / LTE for ADS – B STIMS 21-22 | Dave McNamara, DCS Corporation (presented by Frank Bushman) |
| GPS/Galileo Performance Assessment for Aircraft Navigation and Approach | Helmut Blomenhofer, Thales ATM GmbH |
| “Airspace” Surveillance Transformation, Stovepipe to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) | Christopher Smith and Charles Brown, Sensis Corporation |
| Risk Sharing and Risk Mitigation in Global Navigation Satellite System Market (paper only) | Mariagrazia Spada, University of Roma “La Sapienza” |
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Session A3 – Netcentric Operations and SWIM Session Chair: Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration |
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| Transforming the NAS Through System Wide Information Management and Network Enabled Operations | Chip Meserole, Boeing Company |
| Data Access and Distribution | Paul Comitz and Avinash Pinto, Boeing Company |
| Enhanced Situational Awareness via SWIM-Based Applications | Sid Rudolph and Jon Dehn, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions |
| Design, Architecture, the National Airspace System, System Wide Information Management, Network-Centric Operations, and Service-Oriented Architecture | Michael McGrady, Topia Technology |
| Aircraft Mobility Within an Internet Protocol-Based National Airspace System | Brian Haberman, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Service Oriented Communication Architectures in Safety Critical Environments | Johannes Prinz , Wolfgang Kampichler, and Bernhard Haindl, Frequentis GmbH |
| SWIM-SUIT: SWIM Supported by Innovative Technologies | Massimiliano DeAngelis and S. Porfiri, Selex-Sistemi Integrati |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | |
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Plenary Session – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Eck, Federal Aviation Administration and Mel Rees, EUROCONTROL |
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| Future Communications Study Overview | Brent Phillips, Federal Aviation Administration and Jacky Pouzet, EUROCONTROL |
| Communication Operational Concept and Requirements | Gregg Anderson, Federal Aviation Administration |
| FCS Technology Investigation Overview and Status | Glen Dyer, ITT Industries and Phil Platt, QinetiQ |
| Future Communications Study: Roadmap Status | Dean Lamiano, The MITRE Corporation |
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Session B1 – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Budinger, NASA Glenn Research Center and Jacky Pouzet, EUROCONTROL |
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| Overview of Current EUROCONTROL Communications Activities | Jacky Pouzet, EUROCONTROL |
| Spectrum Issues and WRC 07 Preparation | Michael Biggs, Federal Aviation Administration |
| FCS Evaluation Criteria for Technology Assessment | Tricia Gilbert, ITT Industries |
| FCS Technology Evaluation Process and Interim Results | Glen Dyer, ITT Industries |
| Development of Technology Shortlist for Future Investigations | Jacky Pouzet, EUROCONTROL |
| Flexible Airborne Architecture | Jacky Pouzet, EUROCONTROL and Phil Platt, QinetiQ |
| A Method for Estimating Air/Ground Data Capacity Requirements | Brian Hung, The MITRE Corporation |
| L-Band Channel Modeling | Jason Berger, ITT Industries |
| L-Band Digital Link for Air Traffic Services Data Communications | Warren Wilson, The MITRE Corporation |
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Session B2 – Airspace Safety and Security Session Chair: Thomas Tanger, Ohio Aerospace Institute |
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| Enhancing Airspace Security in the Washington ADIZ | Scott Landriau, Patrick Markiewicz and John Zuna, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions |
| Cyber Security Research Plans for a Secure Aircraft Data Network (SADN) No longer available. Email for more information. | Kevin Harnett and Vince Rakauskas, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| Network-Enabled Operations (NEO) Security Demonstration – Spiral 0 | Michael Lewis and Gene Hayman, Boeing Phantom Works |
| Air-to-Air Avionics Integration | Michael Harrison, Aviation Management Associates, Inc. |
| Weather Integration on the Flight Deck – A Concept of Use Based on Operational Need | James Tauss, Aviation Management Associates, Inc. |
| Operational Evaluation of FAROS Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal | Jaime Figueroa, Federal Aviation Administration; Noel Schmidt and Kirk Swanson, Architecture Technology Corporation |
| Simple Methodology for the Stochastic Independent Event Calculation of Air Traffic Conflicts | Seamus McGovern and Stephen Creaghan, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| Tandem Optical Sensors to Assist in Runway Incursion Prevention | Seamus McGovern and Stephen Creaghan, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| Session B3 – Surface Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Len Carlson, Technology Services Corporation | |
| Airport Surface Network Architecture Definition | Thanh Nguyen, Analex Corporation; Wesley Eddy, Verizon Federal Network Systems; Steven Bretmersky, Cleveland State University; Fran Lawas-Greodek and Brenda Ellis, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| An Experimental Airport Surface Wireless Network | Steven DeHart and Phillip Neumiller, Sensis Corporation |
| Augmented and Virtual Reality Research for Tower Control at Airports | Marc Bourgois, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center |
| The Remote Airport Traffic Services Concept: Opportunities and Requirements | Chris Brinton and Stephen Atkins, Mosaic ATM |
| Virtual Mission Operations Center for Virtual Towers | William Ivancic and Phil Paulsen, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| The Future of Terminal Airspace: An Airportal for 2025 | Mary Ellen Miller, Raytheon Company |
| Automated Arrival Traffic Flow Management Using 4D Trajectories | Dave Schleicher and Doug Sweet, Sensis Corporation |
| Research on Advanced Displays for Self-Separation and Sequencing at Non-Towered Airports | Keith Alter, Nav3D Corporation; Wallace Kelly, Blue Rock Research; Paul Snow, Mind’s Eye Visualization and Louis Williams, RTI International |
| Wireless Channel Characterization: Modeling the 5 GHz Microwave Landing System Extension Band for Future Airport Surface Communications | David Matolak, I. Sen, W. Xiong, Ohio University; Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration and Lawrence Foore, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| An IEEE 802.16/802.11 Hybrid TAN Architecture for the Next-Generation NAS | Jack Burbank and William Kasch, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Wednesday, May 3, 2006 | |
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Plenary Session – Performance-Based System Implementation Challenges Session Chair: David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation |
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| Challenges in Implementing Performance-Based Systems | David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation |
| Performance Based Navigation: RNAV and RNP – FAA Program Update | Jeff Williams, Federal Aviation Administration |
| Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) | Rick Castaldo, Federal Aviation Administration |
| Departure Efficiency Benefits of RNAV SID Operations – DFW and ATL Examples | Ralf Mayer, The MITRE Corporation |
| Session C1 – Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Communication Session Chair: James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center | |
| Flight Test Results of VDL-3, UAT, and 1090ES Datalinks for Weather Information Communication | James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| Transformational Aircraft Communication Using a Broadband Mesh Network | William McNary, AeroSat |
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Session C2 – Future Global Policy Session Chair: David Buchanan, NASA Glenn Research Center |
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| Shift the Current Air Traffic Management Paradigm: From Means to Objectives Management | Laurent Guichard and Sandrine Guibert, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center; Didier Dohy and Jean-Yves Grau, NeoSYS |
| Architecture & Requirements Development for the Next Generation Air Transportation System | Robert Avjian, Steven Rosen and Paul Mettus Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions |
| CNS/ATM Planning: Modeling U.S.AF and Civilian Air Traffic Interactions in European Airspace | Edward Wigfield, Kelly Connolly, Alexander Alshtein, James DeArmon, Richard Flourney, William Hershey, John James, Paula Mahoney, Jennifer Mathieu, John Maurer andPaul Ostwald, The MITRE Corporation |
| A Free Transatlantic Aviation Market: Legal Regulatory Framework Concerning European Airspace System Needs to be Defined in Advance (paper only) | Mariagrazia Spada, University of Roma “La Sapienza” |
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Session C3 – Integrated CNS Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Kenneth Arkind, Raytheon |
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| Required Total System Performance (RTSP) | Arek Shakarian, Boeing Phantom Works |
| IPv6 Based Aircraft Data Networks and Voice Services | Nagaraja Thanthry, Anuj Bhatia, Swapnil Shingvi and Ravi Pendse, Wichita State University |
| NGATS Dynamic Architecture | Ken Arkind, Raytheon Company |
| Flight Trial Architectures Supporting Migration to Broadband Internet Protocol (IP) for Airline Operations Communications (AOC) and Air Traffic Services (ATS) Communications | Robert Mead, Boeing, Phantom Works; Karl Griep, Dave Morse, Mark Taylor and Duane Harkness, Avaliant LLC |
| Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Avionics within the 2020 Future Vision | Robert Morgenstern, The MITRE Corporation |
| The Use of Collaborative Rerouting Procedures Instead of Miles-in-Trail (MIT) Restrictions for Managing National Airspace System Choke Points | Paul Rigterink and Ed Ellenberger, Computer Sciences Corporation |
| Extended LAN Services and Aviation Data Networks | Nagaraja Thanthry, Sudha Kulkarni and Ravi Pendse, Wichita State University |
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Session C4 – CNS/ATM Simulation and Evaluation Session Chair: Chris Wargo, Computer, Networks & Software Inc. |
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| Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Models in ACES – Design Implementation and Capabilities | Greg Kubat, Analex Corporation; Don Van Drei, NASA Glenn Research Center; Goutam Satapathy, Inteligent Automation, Inc.; Anil Kumar, CNS, Inc. and Manu Khanna, Comptel, Inc. |
| Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Models in ACES – Test Results and Sample Concept Simulation Results | Greg Kubat, Analex Corporation and Don Van Drei, NASA Glenn Research Center |
| NGATS CNS Test Bed | Rod Collins and Robin Finnegan, Sensis Corporation (presented by Ed Valovage) |
| A Trajectory-Based Probabilistic TFM Evaluation Tool and Experiment | Kris Ramamoorthy and George Hunter, Sensis Corporation |
| Day’s Weather in the NAS | Alexander Klein, George Mason University |
| Identifying and Addressing Emerging Global Air Transport Issues and Risks – Improving the Future Air Transport Systems by Using Next Generation Innovative Modeling and Simulation Tools and Technologies | Chris Wargo, Computer Networks & Software, Inc. |
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Workshop Breakout Sessions |
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| The NGATS-CNS National Testbed | Michael Gerry, Sensis Corporation and Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration |
| The Future of Required Total System Performance (RTSP) | Robert Kerczewski, NASA Glenn Research Center and Tom Kraft, Federal Aviation Administration |
| Network Enabled Information Access for NGATS | Chris Wargo, Computer Networks & Software, Inc. and Jim Dieudonne, The MITRE Corporation |
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Executive Committee Final Report |
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| Executive Committee Final Report | Executive Committee |