Generic Operational Concept for DMAN Interaction v07A - Airport ...

Generic Operational Concept for Pre-departure Runway Sequence Planning and
Accurate Take-Off Performance
Enabled by DMAN interaction with Airport CDM and A-SMGCS concepts
Figure 4: Ground or Runway Controller Electronic Flight Strips display (source: Avibit)
2.4.2.3 Actual Runway Take-Off Sequence
By using this display and advanced features, progress of the flights and their deviation
from the planned sequence can be anticipated. Even though the planned sequence
should be fixed by DMAN after off-blocks, ground and runway controllers remain
responsible for safety, and can decide on a different take-off sequence at the runway at
anytime if the operational situation warrants it.
As workload is a critical factor, extra system inputs by these controllers reflecting
sequence change should be avoided. In fact, A-SMGCS will detect the ATOT of each
departed flight and any deviation from its TTOT will be fed back to DMAN for sequence
review purposes. Exceptional unpredictable situations where the TTOT planning and
capacity are severely affected, e.g. due to some problem at the runway, human input
should be possible to anticipate accurate delay estimation impacting on all affected
flights.
Such inputs for significant delay or closure of the runway should be made on supervisor
position. In Figure 5 an example display is show, where interactivity with the display
presenting a timeline per runway allows for blocking period, or changing taxi out times.
Figure 5: Supervisor runway timeline display (source: LFV DMAN trials)
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