The FAA is investigating changes in the
working procedures for the en route air traffic controller. These
investigations have resulted in the development of the Multi-
Sector Planner (MSP) concept, where the MSP is a planning
controller providing strategic planning to multiple radar
controllers for a specific area of responsibility. A real-time
simulation (RTS) of two different MSP concepts was
conducted in 2006 [1] and upon analysis of the results as well
as other research efforts [2], it was determined that the MSP
acting in an Area Flow Manager role showed the most promise
in relation to the mid-term objectives, and that the next phase
of the analysis should consider coordination activities for
multiple MSP controllers over a wider area. This report
summarizes the findings of that analysis.
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Theme: Network and Strategic Traffic Flow Optimization
Keywords: Agent-based distributed fast-time simulation, Capacity Management, MSP, Multi-Sector Planner, Strategic Flow Optimization
Posted by:
Carolyn Sorensen
/ Other authors:
Ian Crook,
Diana Liang,
Richard Jehlen