Live Aircraft Encounter Visualization at FutureFlight Central

Murphy, James R ; Chinn, Fay ; Monheim, Spencer ; Otto, Neil ; Kato, Kenji ; Archdeacon, John

关键词: FLIGHT TESTS;    FLIGHT SIMULATION;    AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL;    VIDEO COMMUNICATION;    THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS;    PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT;    VIRTUAL REALITY;    VIDEO DATA;    SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION;    REAL TIME OPERATION;    COLLISION AVOIDANCE;    FLIGHT SAFETY;    NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM;    AIRCRAFT PILOTS;    SURVEILLANCE;    VOICE COMMUNICATION;    AIRPORTS;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN50337

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have developed an aircraft data streaming capability that can be used to visualize live aircraft in near real-time. During a joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)/NASA Airborne Collision Avoidance System flight series, test sorties between unmanned aircraft and manned intruder aircraft were shown in real-time at NASA Ames' FutureFlight Central tower facility as a virtual representation of the encounter. This capability leveraged existing live surveillance, video, and audio data streams distributed through a Live, Virtual, Constructive test environment, then depicted the encounter from the point of view of any aircraft in the system showing the proximity of the other aircraft. For the demonstration, position report data were sent to the ground from on-board sensors on the unmanned aircraft. The point of view can be change dynamically, allowing encounters from all angles to be observed. Visualizing the encounters in real-time provides a safe and effective method for observation of live flight testing and a strong alternative to travel to the remote test range.