MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development conducted a Human-in-the-Loop simulation of Optimized Profile Descent operations at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) Simulation and Analysis of Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) Operations at Atlanta
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The MITRE Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), under the sponsorship of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization (ATO), conducted a Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation of Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) operations on the proposed DIRTY Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) procedure into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). The simulation, conducted at the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, assessed the workability of several alternatives for utilizing OPD operations on the DIRTY STAR. As a result of the evaluation, CAASD identified issues which would limit the use of the DIRTY STAR specifically, as well as OPDs more generally. In addition, CAASD was able to identify mitigating strategies and resolutions for many of the issues identified.