Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2016
 
TNFL11 Advanced Air Traffic Concepts, 6 ECTS credits.
/Avancerade koncept inom flygtrafik/

For:   FL  


OBS!

The course is not available for exchange students

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 40
Rec. self-study hours: 120

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Logistics

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The course will enhance the knowledge in planning and control of air traffic, focussing on future ATM concepts and technologies. Skills and knowledge aquired from the programs three first semesters and during Initial Training will be integrated. After the course, the participants should be able to:
  • identify major stakeholders in the air transportation business and their roles in the industry
  • describe core new ideas within the ATM field
  • give examples of key ATM research directions
  • apply the instruments for achieving goals of future air traffic industry operation
  • account for tradeoffs between different objectives in ATM development
  • explain purposes of on-going and future air transport initiatives


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic knowledge of air traffic and transportation, optimization, basic air traffic control training (Initial Training)

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course is mainly organized as a distance course, where the students are manily responsible for their own learning. A number of occations will be offered where a teacher will lead lectures and seminars.

Course contents:
  • Challenges in today´s air traffic systems
  • Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking
  • Automation, complexity, safety and capacity
  • Aircraft trajectory planning
  • Information sharing
  • Design of economic incentives


Course literature:
European ATM Master Plan http://www.atmmasterplan.eu/, SESAR workpackages http://www.sesarju.eu/programme/workpackages

Examination:
Assignments
6 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Valentin Polishchuk

Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 04/13/2015