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Advanced User-centric efficiency metRics for air traffic perfORmance Analytics

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€829 313
EU Contribution
€829 313
Project Acronym
AURORA
STRIA Roadmaps
Network and traffic management systems (NTM)
Transport mode
Airborne icon
Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues,
Safety/Security
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
H2020-SESAR-2015-1
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

This project will propose advanced metrics to assess the operational efficiency of the ATM system (challenge of the topic ER-11-2015). These new metrics will be developed with the aim of encapsulating the airspace users’ operational objectives, considering fuel consumption, schedule adherence and cost efficiency of the flights. User-preferred trajectories will be defined as references for performance analysis purposes. AURORA will also propose metrics to measure how fairly the inefficiencies in the system are distributed among the different airspace users.

The other main research area will consist of exploring and testing techniques borrowed from the data science and information management fields for the collection and aggregation of data. These techniques will allow AURORA to propose a new framework for ATM decision-making based on real-time performance monitoring of user-centric efficiency indicators, where the airspace users could take an active role.

AURORA will validate all these advanced user-centric efficiency metrics (and the proposed methods to obtain them) at European and local level by comparing them with today’s Flight Efficiency indicator used by the Performance Review Commission. AURORA will also assess the benefits for the performance-oriented operational concepts (e.g. SESAR) of using the real-time ATM performance monitoring framework to identify opportunities to improve system efficiency and better cater for the users’ operational needs.

The innovative method to assess the metrics will be based on defining a generic advanced trajectory-based airline cost model that captures, to the extent required for air traffic efficiency assessment, the impact of different aspects of the trajectory (e.g. fuel burn or departure and arrival times) on the airlines’ operational costs. The model will be characterized by not requiring sensitive information from the airspace users and by the fact that it will be applicable to both recorded and streaming data.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
European Commission
Type of funding
Public (EU)
Specific funding programme
H2020-EU.3.4.7.1

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
Centro De Referencia Investigacion Desarrollo E Innovacion Atm, A.i.e.
Address
Avda De Aragon 402 4 Edificio Allende, N/A Madrid, Spain
EU Contribution
€299 375
Partner Organisations
Organisation
University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland, Dublin
Address
Belfield Campus, Dublin, 4, Ireland
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€211 459
Organisation
Flightradar24 Ab
Address
BRUNNSGATAN 13, 11138 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
EU Contribution
€95 625
Organisation
Boeing Research & Technology Center
Address
Cañada Real de las Merinas 1-3, Edificio 4, 28042 MADRID, Spain
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€222 854

Technologies

Technology Theme
Aircraft design and manufacturing
Technology
Energy management model
Development phase
Research/Invention

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