SATS HVO Concept VAlidation Experiment

Consiglio, Maria; Williams, Donald C.; Murdoch, Jennifer L.; Adams, Catherine

doi:10.2514/6.2005-7314

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“…Low-time instrument rated evaluation pilots (EPs) provided experimental data and subjective feedback as they flew the scenarios in experiments using progressively higher fidelity simulation, from a medium fidelity general aviation (GA) computer simulation [5][6] to the Cirrus SR22 aircraft in flight. Consistent early results across the various experiment platforms, including the high-fidelity HVO Flight Experiment, provided confidence in the simulation environment, so later studies of the HVO concept were conducted with the simulation platform.…”

Section: Figure 2 Hvo Validationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…6 Three of these scenarios were repeated in the flight experiment. For the simulation experiment the experiment design used for data collection was a 2 (Procedure Type) x 5 (Scenario Type), within-subject design in which the same 15 participants (i.e., low-time instrument rated pilots) were assigned to each experimental cell (i.e., test condition).…”

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“…This scenario was flown with four linked simulators (not reported in this paper). 6 The experimental scenario flight profiles were based on GPS-T instrument approach procedures. Figure 4 depicts the progressive development of the experiment flight profile that began with the template SCA in the CONOPS and was implemented as shown in the simulation and flight approach charts.…”

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The Small Aircraft Transportation System Higher Volume Operations (SATS HVO) Flight Experiment

Williams¹,

Murdoch²,

Adams³

2005

AIAA 5th ATIO And16th Lighter-Than-Air Sys Tech. And Balloon Systems Conferences

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This paper provides a summary of conclusions from the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) Higher Volume Operations (HVO) Flight Experiment which NASA conducted to determine pilot acceptability of the HVO concept for normal conditions. The SATS HVO concept improves efficiency at non-towered, non-radar airports in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) while achieving a level of safety equal to today's system. Reported are results from flight experiment data that indicate that the SATS HVO concept is viable. The success of the SATS HVO concept is based on acceptable pilot workload, performance, and subjective criteria when compared to the procedural control operations in use today at non-towered, non-radar controlled airfields in IMC. The HVO Flight Experiment, flown on NASA's Cirrus SR22, used a subset of the HVO Simulation Experiment scenarios and evaluation pilots in order to validate the simulation experiment results. HVO and Baseline (today's system) scenarios flown included: single aircraft arriving for a GPS non-precision approach; aircraft arriving for the approach with multiple traffic aircraft; and aircraft arriving for the approach with multiple traffic aircraft and then conducting a missed approach. Results reveal that all twelve low-time instrument-rated pilots preferred SATS HVO when compared to current procedural separation operations. These pilots also flew the HVO procedures safely and proficiently without additional workload in comparison to today's system (Baseline). Detailed results of pilot flight technical error, and their subjective assessments of workload and situation awareness are presented in this paper.

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The Small Aircraft Transportation System Higher Volume Operations (SATS HVO) Flight Experiment

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Murdoch²,

Adams³

2005

AIAA 5th ATIO And16th Lighter-Than-Air Sys Tech. And Balloon Systems Conferences

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“…• Subject pilots will fly within the FAA's Practical Test Standards (PTS) for the instrument rating 100% of the time during all scenarios • Deviations from assigned flight paths (i.e., RMSE values) will be equivalent across all scenarios Subjective Workload (Baseline & SATS scenarios) -reported in references [6][7][8] • Equivalent workload ratings will be associated with all scenarios Situation Awareness (Baseline & SATS scenarios) reported in references [6][7][8] • Equivalent situation awareness ratings will be associated with all scenarios Procedure Conformance Monitoring (SATS scenarios only) reported in references [6][7][8] • Subject pilots will fly within conformance of the SATS HVO procedures 100% of the time…”

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“…Simulation subject pilots 1 through 15 (S 1-15 ) were asked to perform all 10 test conditions in partially counterbalanced order under simulated IMC. For the flight experiment, a 2 (Procedure Type) x 3 (Scenario Type), within-subject design was used for data collection and 12 of the same 15 subject pilots (F [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] ) performed six test conditions twice in partially counterbalanced order under simulated IMC. Dependent measures included pilot FTE and subjective assessments of workload and situation awareness.…”

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Flight Technical Error Analysis of the SATS Higher Volume Operations Simulation and Flight Experiments

Williams¹,

Consiglio²,

Murdoch³

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When instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) restrict operations to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at non-towered, non-radar airports, air traffic control (ATC) uses procedural separation that constrains operations to only one approaching or departing aircraft at a time -the "one-in/one -out" paradigm. The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) breaks the onein/one-out paradigm and expands capacity by allowing multiple, simultaneous operations while achieving a level of safety equal to today's system. The concept that achieves this goal is SATS "Higher Volume Operations" (HVO).Characteristic to SATS HVO is the establishment of a Self-Controlled Area (SCA) , which would be activated by ATC around designated nontowered, non-radar airports. During periods of poor visibility, SATS pilots would take responsibility for separation assurance between their aircraft and other similarly equipped aircraft in the SCA. Using onboard equipment and simple instrument flight procedures, they would then be better able to approach and land at the airport or depart from it. This concept would also require a new, ground-based automation system, the Airport Management Module (AMM) typically located at the airport that would provide appropriate sequencing information to the arriving aircraft.This paper provides an analysis of Flight Technical Error (FTE) from recent SATS experiments, called the Higher Volume Operations (HVO) Simulation and Flight experiments, which NASA conducted to determine pilot acceptability of the HVO concept for normal operating conditions. Reported are FTE results from simulation and flight experiment data indicating the SATS HVO concept is viable and acceptable to low-time instrument rated pilots when compared with today's system (baseline). Described is the comparative FTE analysis of lateral, vertical, and airspeed deviations from the baseline and SATS HVO experimental flight procedures. Based on FTE analysis, all evaluation subjects, low-time instrument-rated pilots, flew the HVO procedures safely and proficiently in comparison to today's system. In all cases, the results of the flight experiment validated the results of the simulation experiment and confirm the utility of the simulation platform for comparative Human in the Loop (HITL) studies of SATS HVO and Baseline operations.

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Navigating the Uncertain: Integrating Uncrewed Aircraft Systems at Airports in Uncontrolled Airspace

Sievers,

Peinecke

2024

2024 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS)

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SATS HVO Concept VAlidation Experiment

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

The Small Aircraft Transportation System Higher Volume Operations (SATS HVO) Flight Experiment

The Small Aircraft Transportation System Higher Volume Operations (SATS HVO) Flight Experiment

Flight Technical Error Analysis of the SATS Higher Volume Operations Simulation and Flight Experiments

Navigating the Uncertain: Integrating Uncrewed Aircraft Systems at Airports in Uncontrolled Airspace

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