AUTHOR: Luis Delgado
The objective of Domino is to analyse the coupling of elements in the ATM system and how changes (for example, by implementing different mechanism) have an impact on the interrelationships between elements. In order to achieve this, Domino will develop a set of tools, a methodology and a platform to assess the coupling of ATM systems from a flight and a passenger perspective.
Different actors in the ATM system might have different views of its elements and their criticality. For this reason, Domino adds the passenger’s view to the more classic flight-centred vision.
In Domino, the ATM system is seen as a set of elements that are related to each other by how the different actors (airlines, flights, passengers, airports, etc.) use them. The behaviour of these actors depend on the available rules of the system. These rules are defined, partially, by the mechanisms that are in place. Complexity Science tools will allow us to understand how the elements in the system are interconnected and how these connections change when the system is modified.
Domino will develop an Agent Based Modelling platform to capture the different systems’ relations, and it will focus on three mechanism, implemented and deployed with different scope: Dynamic Cost Indexing (DCI), User Driven Prioritisation Process (UDPP) and Extended Arrival Manager (E-AMAN). Domino will provide a view of the effect of deploying solutions in different manners, e.g., harmonised vs. local/independent deployment.
If a piece in the system is knocked which others are going to be affected? Let Domino tell us!
See http://www.domino-eu.com for more info on the project.
