Open AccessComputational Platform for Analyzing the Safety of the National Airspace System
Author(s) -
P. K. Me,
Bong-Jun Yang,
Pradip Kumar Dutta,
Sang Gyun Park,
Oliver Chen,
Victor H. L. Cheng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual conference of the prognostics and health management society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2325-0178
DOI - 10.36001/phmconf.2018.v10i1.503
Subject(s) - national airspace system , air traffic control , python (programming language) , computer science , runway , software , aviation , java , systems engineering , aeronautics , software engineering , engineering , operating system , aerospace engineering , archaeology , history
Safety analysis of complex systems can be carried out using computational models of the subsystems and their interactions. A modeling framework for analyzing the safety of the national airspace operations is described. The framework enables investigators to collaboratively formulate models of the subsystems of the National Airspace System and insert off-nominal operating conditions to assess their impact on the overall system safety. The software is designed to allow popular computational frameworks such as Python and Java to interact with it in a seamless manner. Interfaces to one of the popular commercial computational package are also provided. The software incorporates detailed aspects of the national airspace system infrastructure such as airport taxi ways and runways, approach-departure procedures, jet routes, air traffic control Sector and Center boundaries. It also includes simplified human performance models of controllers, pilots and ground vehicle operators. Performance data for over 400 different aircraft types, derived from a well-known database have also been incorporated. Airspace flight operations data is obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration data feed, and the weather data is derived from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration web site. Two example applications of the software are given.