Close-Up of instruments in the Airbus A320 Simulator Cockpit
A central element for the project’s success is the coordination and integration of various simulation tasks into a network of flight and traffic simulations. To achieve this goal DLR is working closely with all international project consortium members.
Today’s highly dynamic terminal airport environment does not support eco-friendly optimised approaches for individual aircraft. Opportunities to provide optimum fuel- and noise efficient profiles are often reduced by separation and arrival sequencing considerations, as well as capacity needs.
The EU-funded DYN-MARS project aims to minimise the environmental impacts during descent and approach phases. Building on previous SESAR initiatives, it introduces features such as the permanent resume trajectory function, optimised aircraft configuration management, dynamic deployment of arrival route structures, and enhanced air-ground data exchanges. DYN-MARS provides a holistic solution combining airborne and ATM improvements through enhanced communication capabilities.
This promotes greener flight with reduced emissions and noise levels, by considering multiple situational constraints in the full descent optimisation while maintaining a high runway throughput without compromising safety.
This is precisely where the EU-funded project DYN-MARS, coordinated by the DLR Institute of Flight Systems, comes into play.
A central element for the project’s success is the coordination and integration of various simulation tasks into a network of flight and traffic simulations. This involves linking the “Air Vehicle Simulator” (AVES) from the DLR Institute of Flight Systems, the “Air Traffic Management and Operations Simulator” (ATMOS) from the DLR Institute of Flight Guidance, as well as traffic simulators from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL). The aim of this coupling is to evaluate the effects of the new DYN-MARS solution on the interaction between pilots and air traffic control under highly complex conditions. In DYN-MARS, an improved Flight Management System (FMS) is implemented in a complete flight simulation environment. This enables project-relevant analyses and validations to be carried out in order to verify the efficiency and safety of the DYN-MARS concepts.
Project:
DLR- Institute of Flight System
Duration:
9/2023 - 8/2026
Field of research:
SESAR Flagship Aviation Green Deal and Trajectory Based Operations (TBO)
This project has reived funding from the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101114627. UK participant NATS receives funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number 10091273]. This project has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Participants:
German Aerospace Center, Eurocontrol, Thales Avs France , Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands Lucht - En Ruimtevaartcentrum, NATS, Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt, Swiss Skylab Foundation, Swiss International Air Lines
The project is supported by the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking and its founding members. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or SESAR 3 JU. Neither the European Union nor the SESAR 3 JU can be held responsible for them.
