The SESAR PJ03B-05 Solution has been developed within the SESAR Airport Safety Net technology addressing two architectures for mainline (SURF-A) and SURF-ITA (business aircraft) as an onboard safety solution for pilots to prevent runways collisions. These functions were evaluated under 4 main objectives OB1 through OB4 including controlled entry into service with required system performance supported by in-service data fast time simulations, addressing qualitative assessments of ADS-B and interoperability with existing ATC architecture.
Activities done under this project included all aspects of demonstration with fast time simulations, flight trial, ADS-B in-service significant data replay and bench test and provided outcomes to all defined objectives covering all applicable success criteria for planned certification and deployment. An important outcome from qualitative assessment with all parameters helped to improve design solutions to secure demanding safety objectives with ADS-B airport environment and future standardization. Using different regional ADS-B data compared to previous EU data collections under SESAR PJ28 helped with system adjustment unified with global ATC procedures and controlled airspace differences. Analyzing millions of operations provided highly confident results proving system performance and helped to assess that there is no impact to existing ATC procedures in global. In addition, an ATC operational workshop with key airspace stakeholders was conducted to ensure alignment on the overall ATM environment.
The final demonstration was executed using Airbus and Honeywell fleets. Both solutions under two project exercises demonstrated readiness for deployment with anticipated technical, certification, operational and business risks following all demonstration objectives. The system demonstration proved expected system performance to improve safety for all objectives and Airspace User stakeholders using large scale in-service data and flight campaign in operational environment with interoperability aspects.
It is anticipated that activities performed under the project have been a significant input to consider the function as ready to be deployed and certified for planned mainline and business aircraft platforms with agreed deployment strategy and entry into service plans. Due to several program impact factors, some of the initially planned activities will be continued beyond the SESAR STAIRS project.
