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Shaping the future of aviation
Norway is a long and narrow country with a small population spread all over its land mass. With almost 50 airports operating scheduled air traffic in a country with 5.5 million inhabitants, aviation is important. Norway is often in the top ten list of countries with the most air traffic in Europe, highlighting that aviation is often the only public transport available for many residents. Aviation makes it possible to live and work in the most distant areas and ties the country together. SINTEF’s vision is technology for a better society and it has been actively involved in the aviation industry since 1950.
INTEF is a broad, multidisciplinary non-profit research organisation with international top-level expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences, medicine, and the social sciences - from ocean space to outer space. We conduct contract R&D as a partner for the private and public sectors contributing to value creation and increased competitiveness, and we are one of the largest contract research institutions in Europe. We deliver innovation by developing knowledge and technologies that are brought into practical use. SINTEF has been involved in the aviation domain since 1950, with a special focus on air traffic management since joining SESAR in 2008 through the North European ATM Industry Group (NATMIG). The SINTEF contribution to SESAR is focused on optimisation, (traffic sequencing, routing, taxiing, dynamic airspace, A-CDM), human computer interface, system architecture
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and development, digitalisation, automation (remote tower), 3D modelling, safety, cyber security and resilience and navigation (GBAS).
Integrated Runway Sequence Management tool increases runway capacity
The planning of arrivals and departures into synchronised, integrated, balanced, and optimised runway sequences will enable a long-term solution for effective and sustainable airport operations. SINTEF has developed an integrated runway sequencer tool applicable for most airports using a modern optimisation algorithm able to dynamically provide integrated and optimised runway sequences in real time. It can also provide the users with effective support for tactical decision-making based on holistic evaluations of effects. The runway is frequently seen as the key capacity bottleneck at the airport. The SINTEF integrated runway sequencer was
developed in the SESAR solution integrated runway sequence for full traffic optimisation on single and multiple runway airports to enable tower and approach controllers to optimise runway operations while ensuring safe operations. The sequencer supports both segregated runways and mixed arrival and departure runways by merging the arrival and departure flows into a combined flow. It reacts to real-time information provided and maintains stable and optimal runway sequences while also satisfying separation constraints.
The sequencer has been validated and demonstrated in shadow-mode use. Feedback from air traffic controllers confirmed the value of increased awareness with early planning of an integrated runway sequence, including functions to update the plan progressively based on real-time flight events. Validation tests of the runway sequencer at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport show a potential for an average increase of the runway capacity by 5.1%. This is achieved by optimised use of the parallel runways in mixed mode with both arrivals and departures, tailormade gaps between arrivals to accommodate departures and balancing of flights between runways. A capacity increase could be verified with ATCOs working to manage 90 movements per hour.
Controllers using the sequencer can improve predictability and fuel efficiency by decreasing the variation between the actual flight and the planned flight by an average of 60.8%. ●
SINTEF has been involved in the aviation domain since 1950, with a special focus on air traffic management since joining SESAR in 2008 through the North European ATM Industry Group.
Future Airport /
www.futureairport.com Chief scientist:
dag.kjenstad@sintef.no 19
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