WP 4 En-Route Operations
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WP 4 – En-Route Operations aims at providing the operational concept description for the En-Route Operations and perform its validation. The term En-Route includes both 'continental' and 'oceanic' applications. The results of these activities will contribute to the ATM Master Plan achievement by facilitating a pivotal change in the management of En-Route traffic, and by enabling a much more efficient management of traffic (including GA, military and UAV). This will be achieved through the best application of 4D Mission/Business Trajectories, supported by advanced procedures (employing concepts such as ASAS) and advanced safety nets.
The objectives of WP4 are to:
- Development, refine, and update the En-Route Operations concept, based upon the SESAR CONOPS and ensure consistency with other elements of the work programme;
- Define the En-Route Trajectory Management and Separations based upon performance based 4D navigation;
- Define the best application of the Mission/Business Trajectory;
- Define the appropriate ground and airborne safety nets;
- Establish case-based validation of the associated concepts, procedures and practices in accordance with recognised methodologies (e.g. E-OVCM).
In addition, a number of En-route related activities will be undertaken within WP 5 (TMA Operations), including Queue Management and Controller Working Position (CWP) definition. This reflects the importance placed on the effective interface between En-Route and TMA operations and therefore close cooperation between WP 4 and WP 5 will be ensured.
Contributors to this WP are:
WP 4 is further organised into 15 projects:
SWP 4.0 – Global co-ordination & management
SWP 4.2 – Consolidation of operational concept definition and validation including operating mode and air-ground task sharing
SWP 4.3 – Integrated and pre-operational validation & cross validation
SWP 4.5 – Trajectory management framework in En route
SWP 4.7 – En Route trajectory and separation management
P 4.7.1 – Complexity Management in En Route
P 4.7.2 – Separation Task in En Route Trajectory based environment
P 4.7.3 – Use of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) for En Route Separation Purposes
P 4.7.4 – ATSA-ITP Pioneer Trials and ASAS-ASEP Oceanic Applications
P 4.7.5 – Self Separation in Mixed Mode Environment
P 4.7.6 – En Route Trajectory and Separation Management – ASAS Separation (Cooperative Separation)
P 4.7.7 – Implementation of the Dynamic Capacity Management in a high density area
P 4.7.8 – Controller Team Organisation, roles and responsibilities in a trajectory based operation within En-route airspace (including multi-sector planner)
SWP 4.8 En Route and TMA ground and airborne safety nets
P 4.8.1 – Evolution of Ground Based Safety Nets
P 4.8.2 – Evolution of Airborne Safety Nets
P 4.8.3 – Ground-Airborne Safety Net Compatibility
P 4.8.4 – CNS/ATM Services for General Aviation
Information to follow after the initiation phase.
