Purpose Purpose

Purpose

• Purpose

• Provide a platform for NextGen concepts and technologies to be demonstrated and evaluated
• Provide capability for rapid integration of prototypes
• Integrate technologies from flight domains to allow multi-domain and end-to-end demonstrations & evaluations
• Foster innovation & industry partnerships and allow governed access for industry users, government, and academia

• Methodology

• Leverage on existing Florida Test Facility capabilities
• Coordinate with other Test Bed sites and stakeholders for capability integration and information sharing
• Expand Florida Test Bed in a phased approach

Logically united, but physically distributed:

• Logically united, but physically distributed:

• Atlantic City, NJ (Tech Center)
• Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (NASA NTX)
• Daytona Beach, FL

• FL Test Bed FY10 Activities:

• Initiate Florida planning and implementation activities
• Coordinate with Tech Center
• Coordinate with NASA
• Initiate coordination with our Government / Industry partners
• Support continual demonstrations

• FL Test Bed FY11 Activities:

• FL Test Bed Facility upgrades
• FL Segment 1 Test Bed System implementation activities
• FL Segment 2 and 3 planning activities
• Support continual demonstrations

FTB Entrance Area

• FTB Entrance Area

Segment 1 (Begin FY09/10): Rapid Integration environment for Prototypes

• Segment 1 (Begin FY09/10): Rapid Integration environment for Prototypes

• Initial Test Bed Capability with limited test bed infrastructure
• Standalone initial demonstration capability using recorded data only

• Segment 2 (Begin FY10/11): Add external & live data feeds

• Basic agreements in place to receive initial external FAA data feeds
• Test Bed infrastructure ready to receive and demonstrate with external data
• Local support staff established for continual demonstration support

• Segment 3 (Begin FY11): Integrated demo with other NextGen sites

• Data integration capability with WJH Tech Center and NASA NTX
• Integration capability with Industry Supporters and Stakeholders

Microcosm of NAS with actual integrated systems (ATOP, ERAM, TRACON, TMA, Wx, AOC, SMS, etc.)

• Microcosm of NAS with actual integrated systems (ATOP, ERAM, TRACON, TMA, Wx, AOC, SMS, etc.)

• Systems integrated to support multiple flight domains & information sharing

• Facility & System reconfigurability to support demos

• System for configuration management of varying versions of systems to support respective demos
• Recording & replay of demonstrations

• Audio/Visual capability to support demonstrations

• Dedicated area for conducting demonstrations

• Mimics ATC environments
• Area for observers to view demonstrations

• Separate integration area for industry to test integration

Align with SWIM program office goals

• Align with SWIM program office goals

• Better understand anticipated SWIM architecture and program plans
• Align Test Bed system design & architecture with SWIM program office

• Support SWIM program office activities

• Test Bed available to support possible SWIM capability demonstrations and evaluations
• Existing DEX implementation at Test Bed can facilitate SWIM information sharing activities