OSYRIS DMAN,GatwickAirport

OSYRIS SUPPORTS A-CDM AND HELPS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO MAXIMIZE RUNWAY THROUGHPUT

Orthogon

Since May 2014, the Exelis OSYRIS

Departure Manager (DMAN) has been up

and running at London Gatwick Airport.

The DMAN product provides Pre-Depar-

ture Sequencing capabilities required for

Airport Collaborative Decision Making

(A-CDM) and supports Air Traffic Control

(ATC) operations in high-density airport

and Terminal Movement Area (TMA)

environments. This includes improved

coordination with the Network Manager

as well as the consideration of Minimum

Departure Intervals for efficient TMA

management.

� OSYRIS DMAN in Operation at Gatwick Airport since 2014

Gatwick Airport chose the OSYRIS DMAN

because of Exelis Orthogon’s experience

and track record in developing and

deploying queue management solutions

that improve capacity-constrained airside

resources. Gatwick Airport was confident

in working with Exelis based on our past

experience implementing such complex

systems, proven through the comprehen-

sive list of project references. The OSYRIS

suite is the choice of worldwide Air Navi-

gation Service Providers, airports, system

integrators and research organizations.

During the DMAN implementation,

from project kick-off to operation, Exelis

Orthogon, Gatwick Airport, NATS and

other partners worked closely together

to deploy the DMAN so that it met all

requirements of the operational users.

“A continual process of system optimiza-

tion, based on NATS Human Factors

expert review and ATC specialist input,

has been followed”, stated Andrew

Taylor (NATS), further improving OSYRIS

DMAN as a best-performing decision

support system for airport airside opera-

tions.

“Harris Orthogon has delivered an excellent tool for departure management which

has enabled Gatwick to run under A-CDM operational procedures. Using the

Harris Orthogon DMAN, we look forward to continue to improve our operational

performance.” Erik Einset, ACDM55 Program Leader at Gatwick Airport

London Gatwick and their partners were recognized by EUROCONTROL for their successful implementation of Airport CDM in 2014.

Harris Orthogon Delivers Technical and Operational Experience OBJECTIVE: INCREASE CAPACITY

London Gatwick Airport’s single runway

is one of the busiest runways in the world

with up to 55 scheduled movements per

hour. Located in the London Terminal

Control Area, which is scored as having

the highest traffic complexity in Europe,

ATC operations at Gatwick Airport are

considered to be amongst the most

challenging worldwide. Hence, efficient

utilization of the available capacities

was a key requirement for the DMAN in

Gatwick’s A-CDM program.

ENABLER FOR AIRPORT-CDM

OSYRIS DMAN provides all Pre-Departure

Sequencing capabilities required for an

A -CDM implementation, including the

calculation of Target Take-Off Times

(TTOT) and Target Start-Up Approval

Times (TSAT) with user preferences and

multiple constraints, such as Target

Off-Block Times, Variable Taxi Times,

runway capacity, stand contentions

and Air Traffic Flow Management

(ATFM) restrictions, DMAN users can

select runway queue buffers to reduce

runway holding times and save fuel,

while maintaining maximum runway

throughput.

DECISION SUPPORT FOR ATC

In addition to Airport-CDM

functionalities, particular attention is

paid to further support ATC operations

while meeting network management

requirements. The OSYRIS DMAN

provides functionalities to optimize the

departure sequence while considering

Minimum Departure Intervals for

efficient management of traffic flows

within the TMA. The ‘what-if’ feature

can be used to assess the effects of

operational strategy changes in advance.

Furthermore, DMAN calculates optimal

TTOTs to support communication

between ATC and Air Traffic Flow

Management (ATFM), while continually

seeking slot improvements for the

benefit of the airline stakeholders.

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING

The result of the sequencing process is

displayed on the DMAN for ATC working

positions including Clearance Delivery,

Apron Control, Ground Control and

Runway Control and usually further

distributed via the Airport Operational

Database (AODB). DMAN supports the

consistent and collaborative planning

between all airport and ATC/ATFM

stakeholders.

OPERATIONAL BENEFITS

Increase Capacity: Runway capacity

utilization is improved through the

departure sequence optimization. In

August 2014, a world record of 906

movements on one runway on a single

day was achieved by NATS at Gatwick

Airport.

Improve Efficiency: This is achieved by

reducing holding times at the departure

runway and with less delay during

taxi out. Efficiency and environmental

sustainability are strengthened due to

reductions in fuel burn, greenhouse gas

and noise emissions.

Increase Predictability: All Gatwick

Airport stakeholders achieve significantly

increased predictability of the outbound

traffic. Airspace Users benefit from the

possibility of adapting their turnaround

processes and network planning early

(especially in the case of predicted delays).

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