Preliminary Design and Validation of the Automation Logic Supervisor Module for an Integrated Mission Management System

Menichino, Aniello; Vito, Vittorio Di; Torrano, Giulia; Ponte, Salvatore; Core, Giuseppe Del

doi:10.1109/icns52807.2021.9441593

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“…Similarly to the needed evolution of the TSS, also the trajectory optimization module is being designed as evolution of the emergency Fight Reconfiguration System (FRS) [27], which was developed, as standalone technology, in the first phase of the COAST project. More details on the IMMS can be found in the reference works [21], [23] and [26].…”

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Evolution of the Tactical Separation System to support the Integrated Mission Management System in the COAST project

Vito

Torrano

Cerasuolo

et al. 2023

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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This paper refers to the developments of the single pilot enabling technologies that are designed, implemented and validated in the Clean Sky funded project COAST (Cost Optimized Avionics SysTem). The target industry domain of such technologies is the aviation segment of Small Air Transport (SAT), referring specifically to commuter category vehicles (5 to 19 pax), under the EASA CS-23 regulation. Among the several technologies that have been designed, developed and demonstrated in flight, there is the Tactical Separation System (TSS), which reached TRL 6 in 2021 thanks to successful flight demonstration. It represents fundamental decision-making support system, able to assist the single pilot in the management of the separation task, under delegation of the separation responsibility to the pilot by the ATC. Nevertheless, in order to properly integrate and enhance the individual enabling technologies for single pilot operations, in the COAST project a unique Integrated Mission Management System (IMMS) is being designed. It constitutes a further technological advancement to support more effective and safe management of situations of pilot’s incapacitation during the flight, under single pilot operations, and a relevant step forward towards more autonomous aircraft. To support the IMMS implementation, therefore, the Tactical Separation System is currently subject to proper evolution, in order to include specific functionalities that will be needed as part of the IMMS. This paper outlines the main outcomes from the design and demonstration of the Tactical Separation System as individual technology. After that, it describes the IMMS and the specific role that the tactical separation functionality will play in such framework. Finally, the paper reports the evolved TSS version design currently ongoing in the COAST project, with specific focus on the implementation of the tactical traffic clustering functionality.

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Section: The Integrated Mission Management System (Imms)mentioning

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Evolution of the Tactical Separation System to support the Integrated Mission Management System in the COAST project

Vito

Torrano

Cerasuolo

et al. 2023

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…CIRA performed the preliminary design and testing of such module (Menichino et al , 2021) and a relevant observation is that it seems not strictly needed under the IMMS perspective, provided that: the evolved-TSS (i.e. “Traffic Avoidance System”) and the evolved-AWAS (i.e.…”

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Design advancements for an integrated mission management system for small air transport vehicles in the COAST project

Vito

Grzybowski

Rogalski

et al. 2022

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Purpose This paper aims to describe the activities that are ongoing, in the Cost Optimized Avionics SysTem (COAST) project, to design an integrated mission management system (IIMS) to be used as support to the pilot and/or to act as a backup in case of pilot incapacitation onboard on small air transport (SAT) vehicles, under single-pilot operations. Design/methodology/approach The COAST project, funded by Clean Sky 2 programme, is developing enabling technologies for single-pilot operations in the European Aviation Safety Agency CS-23 category vehicles. Such technologies include specific tools that are designed as individual enablers for single-pilot operations and specifically address: the real-time support to pilot’s decision making in maintaining the vehicle self-separation (this technology is the tactical separation system [TSS]); the real-time support to pilot’s situational awareness about observed and forecasted weather conditions (this technology is the advanced weather awareness system [AWAS]); and the real-time management of emergency conditions due to pilot’s incapacitation under single-pilot operations (this technology is the flight reconfiguration system [FRS]). Based on the outcomes of the design activities of such individual tools, in the COAST project emerged the opportunity to proceed with the design of a further system, leveraging the individual tools and benefitting from their integration. Findings The IMMS design started in the year 2020 and the activities carried out up to mid-2021 allowed to define the concept of operations of the system, its high-level requirements (functional, interface and operational requirements) and the preliminary system architecture. Originality/value The IMMS contributes enabling the implementation of single-pilot operations in CS-23 category vehicles, thanks to the possibility to support, in normal operational conditions, the pilot’s decision-making and, in emergency conditions due to pilot’s incapacitation, the automatic flight management up to the safe destination.

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Flight Demonstration of an on-Board Tactical Separation System for Small Air Transport Vehicles

Vito

Torrano

Cerasuolo

et al. 2022

2022 Integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS)

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Preliminary Design and Validation of the Automation Logic Supervisor Module for an Integrated Mission Management System

Cited by 3 publications

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Evolution of the Tactical Separation System to support the Integrated Mission Management System in the COAST project

Evolution of the Tactical Separation System to support the Integrated Mission Management System in the COAST project

Design advancements for an integrated mission management system for small air transport vehicles in the COAST project

Flight Demonstration of an on-Board Tactical Separation System for Small Air Transport Vehicles

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