Raytheon awarded $9.5 million to create a modelling and simulation capabilityMarlboro 01 November 2001 Raytheon Company has been awarded a $9.5 million task order from NASA's Ames Research Center to create a modelling and simulation capability in support of the National Airspace System (NAS), wide analyses of Advanced Air Traffic Management tools and concepts. The contract task order was awarded under NASA's Air Traffic Management System Development and Integration (ATMSDI) contract.
The products to be developed under this task order include a NAS-wide framework with models and tools to validate advanced concepts that will be developed within NASA's virtual airspace modelling and advanced air transportation technologies projects. A comprehensive and flexible modelling approach will enable these tools to be used to assess the air traffic management concepts needed to increase capacity and efficiency.
The Raytheon-led team for the modelling and simulation capability includes Seagull Technology of Los Gatos, California, SAIC of Arlington, Virginia, and Intelligent Automation Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, as well as Metron; Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.; Titan SRC, SCATS and representation from major universities and airlines.
NASA and Raytheon, under the ATMSDI contract, continue the development of new concepts, technologies and tools for collaborative decision making, airspace modelling and design, flight deck systems, aviation human factors, complex airspace management, airline operations centre systems, and air/ground air traffic control automation.
The NASA, FAA and Raytheon ATMSDI effort will lead to increased runway throughput at capacity-constrained airports, safe operation across boundaries of free-flight and capacity-constrained flight regions, improved effectiveness of high density operations (e.g., Northeast Corridor) and lower operating costs through better routing.
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