Airspace Operations Laboratory (AOL)
Lab Overview
The Airspace Operations Laboratory evaluates air traffic management (ATM) concepts and explores human-system interaction issues in a simulation environment designed to allow rapid prototyping of NextGen concepts. This environment allows simulations of aircraft, ATM systems and communication infrastructure for both current day operations and a variety of future, highly automated concepts. Controller workstations are realistic emulations of today’s en route, Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) and oceanic systems, enhanced with various AOL-developed decision support tools and automated functions.
Our main research goal is to evaluate future ATM systems and associated human-system interactions. These findings help the ATM community to understand how these issues relate to NextGen concepts, and can lead to better understanding of roles and responsibilities for human operators and automation in future ATM systems.
Research Overview
AOL research is focused on operational concepts in which controllers and pilots use integrated air/ground procedures and automation tools to efficiently manage aircraft arriving at a hub airport.
The bulk or our research is done in support of the Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP), which aims to “enable safe, sustainable, and efficient aviation transportation operations to benefit the flying public and ensure the global competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry”.
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO)
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System Wide Safety
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Air Traffic Management – eXploration Project (ATM-X)
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Past Research Projects
- Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Project’s National Campaign Testing Series
- Federal UAS Service Supplier (FUSS)
- Supplemental Data Serice Provider (SDSP)
- Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations (STEReO)
- Air Traffic Management Technology Demonstration 1 (ATD1)
- Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2)
- Crew Activity Tracking System (CATS)
- CTAS-FMS Integration, 2002 (CFI’02)
- Distributed Air Ground Traffic Management (DAG-TM)
- Functional Allocation
- High Density Vertiplex (HDV)
- Integrated Demand Management
- Multi-Sector Planner
- New York Operational Improvements
- OASIS
- SOAR
- UTM
Personnel
NASA Scientists
- Yasmin Arbab, M.S.
- Lucas Cusano, M.S.
- Jolene Feldman, M.A.
- Conrad Dang-Gabriel, B.S.
- Gita Hodell, M.A.
- Jeff Homola, M.S.
- Vimmy Gujral, B.S.
- Erik Larson, B.S.
- Paul Lee, Ph.D.
- Lynne Martin, Ph.D.
- Joey Mercer, M.S.
- Faisal Omar, M.S.
- Lauren Roberts, M.A.
Research Associates
- Debbie Bakowski, M.A.
- Connie Brasil, M.S.
- Michele Cencetti, Ph.D.
- Eric Chevalley, Ph.D.
- Gregory Costedoat, M.S.
- Jose Ignacio De Alvear Cardenas, M.S.
- Kevin-Christian Garzon Galindo, Dipl. Ing
- Madison Goodyear, M.S.
- Abhinay Tiwari, M.S.
- Cynthia Wolter, M.S.
Systems Administrators
- Latha Balijepalle
- Duke Ho
Software Developers
- Stefan Baldin
- Rick Jacoby
- Bill McCarty
- Cesar Ramirez
- Mark Snycerski
- Ray Torres
- Charles Walter, Ph.D.
Contact Us
Jeffrey Homola- jeffrey.r.homola@nasa.gov, 650-604-4603
Joey Mercer- joey.mercer@nasa.gov, 650-604-0017