Changes to air traffic management (ATM) systems can have many effects. An EU initiative sought to better understand, model and analyse changes at different layers of the ATM system to support change management.
Understanding all possible consequences of a design decision in an ATM system is a challenge due to its complexity and the existence of tight interdependencies within its architecture. “Knowing the implications of change over the whole system is crucial to supporting decision-making,” says project coordinator Prof. Paolo Giorgini. “At the same time, it’s also key to ensuring that the ATM system doesn’t suffer from any lack of functionality, safety, security, performance or cost efficiency.”
Further details: Innovative participatory platform set to change air traffic management