Reliable 4D aircraft trajectory prediction, whether in a real-time setting or for analysis of
counterfactuals, is important to the efficiency of the aviation system. Toward this end, we first …

The availability of powerful eye-safe laser sources and the recent advancements in electro-
optical and mechanical beamsteering components have allowed laser-based Light …

With the rapid growth of the number of flights, the traditional radar system has been unable
to meet the needs of flight supervision. At the same time, it also puts forward higher …

The constant increase in air traffic demand increases a probability of the separation minima
infringements in certain areas as a consequence of increased traffic density. The Annual …

This paper presents the concept of operations, architecture and trajectory optimisation
algorithms of a Next Generation Flight Management System (NG-FMS). The NG-FMS is …

As part of the ENDEAVOUR project (Evolutionary Network-Centric Technologies for Four
Dimensional Trajectory (4DT) Based Operations in Europe: ATM and Avionics Systems for …

This paper presents models and algorithms for real-time 4-Dimensional Flight Trajectory
(4DT) operations in the next generation Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air …

Cooperative and non-cooperative Sense-and-Avoid (SAA) systems are key enablers for
Unmanned Aircraft (UA) to routinely access non-segregated airspace. In this paper some …

In this paper we briefly review the research and flight test activities performed to develop and
integrate the Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring (LOAM) system on helicopter …

This paper presents an overview of the research activities performed to develop a new
scaled variant of the Laser Obstacle Avoidance and Monitoring (LOAM) system for small-to …