TowerLab & Airport Management Simulation PlatformThe next generation of airport simulations

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Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal

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DLR Airport Simulation 2007

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DLR Airport Simulation 2007

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DLR Airport Simulation 2007

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HITL Airport Simulation = Tower Simulation

1990 - 2010 Departure Planning Systems

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1990 - 2010 Departure Planning Systems

2005 – 2015D-TAXI / Follow The Greens

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1990 - 2010Departure Planning Systems

2005 - 2015D-TAXI / Follow The Greens

4D-Taxi / SMAN

Augmented Reality

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Key Requirements on airport simulations

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Virtual outside View High Quality

Working position Close to reality

Traffic Standard IFR

Scenario 60-90min. real time

Special Events Off-Nominal(taxi deviation, delayed flight, slot)

New operational Developments

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Quelle: Eurocontrol & viaframe.de

Airport Collaborative Decision MakingA-CDM Multi Remote

Tower

Major change of requirements

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“Standard” TowerSimulation

Virtual outside View

High Quality

Working position

Close to reality

Traffic Standard IFR

Scenario 60-90min. real time

Special Events Off-Nominal(taxi deviation,delayed flight, slot)

Major change of requirements

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“Standard” TowerSimulation

Multi Remote TowerSimulation

Virtual outside View

High Quality Reduced Quality( camera)

Working position

Close to reality Flexible working position

Traffic Standard IFR IFR / VFR mix

Scenario 60-90min. real time 60-90min. real time

Special Events Off-Nominal(taxi deviation,delayed flight, slot)

Emergency

Major change of requirements

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“Standard” TowerSimulation

Multi Remote TowerSimulation

ACDMSimulation

Virtual outside View

High Quality Reduced Quality( camera)

Only gadget( CCTV)

Working position

Close to reality Flexible working position

No existing standards

Traffic Standard IFR IFR / VFR mix Standard IFR

Scenario 60-90min. real time 60-90min. real time 24 h real + fast time

Special Events Off-Nominal(taxi deviation,delayed flight, slot)

Emergency Major Disruption(Weather, Strike, Technical failure)

New Facilities

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Apron- and Tower Simulator

TowerLab Airport Management Simulation Platform

TowerLab

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- Modular / COTS hardware

- Video Stream

- HTML based HMIs

TowerLab

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SimulationImage Generator

PanoramicView

Advanced Features

Video Stream

HMIHTML

Remote Tower Controller

• 3 Airports(BS, Erfurt, Dresden)

• 4 Working Positions (Local controller + 1 coordinator)

• 5 Teams (20 ATCOs)

• Events: Runway Incursion, ILS failure, NAV problems

Now operated in Leipzig

Remote Tower Center(2014 – DFS-DLR-Project)

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• 3 Airports (Budapest, Debrecen, Papa)

• 2 Working Positions

• 7 Teams (14 ATCOs)

• Events: Engine on fire, runway change, wind shears

Split and Merge of Working Positions(2017 – SESAR2 PJ05 – Hungaro Control)

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• 3 Airports(Ivalo, Kokkola, Kemi)

• 1 Working Position

• 10 ATCOs

• Events: Snow removal, runway change, maintenance work

Combine Approach and Remote Tower tasks(2019 - FINAVIA)

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Airport Management Simulation Platform

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Process Modell

Hand OverEvent Modell

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DLR ACDM-Milestone Simulation

Resource Modell

Real- and Fast-time

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Airport Management Simulation Platform

Airport Gate Planner Airline Rotation Planner

System under Test

Operational Interfaces

PrototypeInterfaces Ground Unit Planner

Pre-Departure Sequencer

Milestone Simulation

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Airport Management Simulation Platform

Airport Gate Planner Airline Rotation Planner

System under Test

Operational Interfaces

PrototypeInterfaces

Ground Unit PlannerPre-Departure Sequencer

Milestone SimulationSimulation Interfaces…

…

Chat&TelefonSystem

Airport CCTVSimulation

Flight RadarAirport Data

View

• Working positions:• Airport operations (1)• Ground Handling (1)• Airlines (2)

• Airport: Generic (ZZZ)

• Traffic: 4 Hours (60 Flights)

• Events: • Thunderstorm• Union strike• Construction site

Collaborative operations in control rooms(2015 - DLR internal project)

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• Working positions: • 3 Airlines + Backoffice (6)• Airport + Backoffice (2)• Air Traffic Control (1)• Ground Handling (1)

• Airport: Amsterdam

• Traffic: 24 hours (1200 Flights)

• Events: • Thunderstorm• Unattended bag• ATC Software failure• Accident on motorway

Airport Operations Center Benefit Assessment(2016 – SESAR1 EXE 6.3.1 – VP 757)

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Security Exercise(2017 – DLR Case Study)

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• Working positions: • 2 Airlines • Airport• Air Traffic Control• Ground Handling

• Airport: Generic (ZZZZ)

• Traffic: 6 hours (120 Flights)

• Events: • Bypass of security check• Unattended bag

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Challenge

Remote Tower Airport Management

Challenge

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Approach Controller

Tower Supervisor

Pilot

Tower ControllerAirline

Airport Operations

Ground Staff

Network ManagementTower Controller

Coordinator

Ground Staff

Emergency Forces

Ground Handler

Tower Supervisor

Emergency Forces

Approach Controller Pilot

Challenge

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Impact on other stakeholders

Participant does not show up

External Simulation Environment

1st Solution: Inter-Simulator Connection

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Simulation Engine

Radio / TelephoneSystem Audio Stream

Virtual Outside View Video Stream

Web-Server

HMIs

Mes

sage

Bro

ker

External Access

In/Output DataExchange Interfaces SWIM

ED147

ADEXP

ASTERIX

Radio / TelephoneSystem

Radio / TelephoneSystem

Simulation EngineSimulation Engine

Inter Team Collaboration(2019 - DLR internal project)

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Mes

sage

Bro

ker

Audio Stream

TowerLab(Approach + Tower)

AVES(Cockpit)

Commercial Space Integration(2019/2020 - FAA-DLR Cooperation)

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Falcon Heavy Simulation

Air TrafficSimulation

Web ServerAirside

Situational Display

Shannon Center

DLR FAA

SWIM

2nd Solution: Virtual Agent „CLAUDI“

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Aktion

Objectives

Communication

Environment Analysis

ProactiveProcessReactiveProcess

Behavior

AktionAction

CLAUDI / CLARA as a supporting agent(2016-2019, DLR internal project)

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• 60 Participants to validate CLAUDI

• Tested roles:• Stand/Gate allocation• Airline dispatch• Maintenance• Cockpitcrew• Security

• Adaptable behavior

• Capable of measuring workload and situational awareness

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CLAUDI – Communication Challenge

Hi, I am Claudi and your stand allocator on duty.

I have more than 10 faulty allocations. I need to reorganize the stand planning.

Flight DABBC is now assigned to stand R2.

I had to move DABBI to stand R3.

00:10

Human

00:20

04:20

04:30

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CLAUDI – Communication Challenge

Hi, I am Claudi and your stand allocator on duty.

I have more than 10 faulty allocations. I need to reorganize the stand planning.

Flight DABBC is now assigned to stand R2.

I had to move DABBI to stand R3.

00:10

Human

00:20

04:20

04:30

CLAUDI

< 1s

CLAUDI does not answer!

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CLAUDI – Communication Challenge

Hi, I am Claudi and your stand allocator on duty.

I have more than 10 faulty allocations. I need to reorganize the stand planning.

Flight DABBC is now assigned to stand R2.

I had to move DABBI to stand R3.

00:10

Human

00:20

04:20

04:30

CLAUDI

< 1s

No complaints

CLAUDI2

00:03

00:07

03:10

03:05

Total Airport Management(2019 - SESAR PJ04 OSLO airport)

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Total Airport Management(2019 - SESAR PJ04 OSLO airport)

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Weather Prediction(Leonardo / Selex)

Workload

Collaboration Tool(SINTEF)

CLAUDI(Maintenance, Cockpitcrew,

ATCO,…)

Diversion Prediction(PANSA / Uni Warsaw)

Dashboard(EUROCONTROL)

• Before 2010: HITL Airport Simulation = Tower Simulation

• New Operational concepts: Multi Remote Tower and ACDM

• Requirement Change: Broader focus and more flexibility DLR TowerLab and Airport Management Simulation Platform

• Findings after 5 years: More roles to be considered

• Solutions: Inter-Simulation connection and Virtual agents

Summary

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