Air Traffic Control
Future Outlook
To help the FAA alleviate weather-related delays, Lincoln Laboratory is developing systems that will be incorporated into the Traffic Flow
Management System, assisting in arrivals such as that shown above at New York LaGuardia Airport.-
Lincoln Laboratory will support the FAA in refining concepts of operation and technology supporting future ATC tower surveillance, automation, and decision support. The Laboratory will support adaptation of the TFDM prototype system to additional airports, technology transfer, algorithm refinement, and benefits analysis for the FAA’s TFDM program.
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The Laboratory will assume a lead role in concept development, prototyping, and implementation support for the FAA’s NextGen Weather Processor (NWP). NWP will integrate weather processor functions currently performed by separate terminal, en route, and national domain systems, and will enable new capabilities such as CoSPA. NWP will interoperate with other ATC automation systems to integrate weather information into air traffic management decision making.
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Lincoln Laboratory’s role in airspace access for unmanned aerial systems will continue to increase in importance. Sponsored programs from DoD, DHS, FAA, and NASA include analysis, simulation, architecture evaluations, and field demonstrations. The Laboratory’s leadership in this area will be critical to multiple agencies in this high-priority mission.
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Support to the FAA will continue for critical infrastructure programs such as the Multifunction Phased Array Radar, System-Wide Information Management, NNEW, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast.
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