This project facilitated introduction and certification of safer and operationally more effective advanced flight guidance & control (FG&C) systems.
The overall objective of the research was to clear associated with introduction and certification of advanced FG&C systems by addressing questions and risk elements:
- Suitability of the functionally integrated FG&C concept to operate successfully in the current and future ATC environment
- Safety benefits of redesigned/more flight crew friendly interfaces and simpler system operations
- Possible reduction in flight crew errors
- Improved system operation awareness
- Improved alerting for required flight crew interventions
- System acceptance by flight crews trained in the use of more traditional designs
- The impact of the modified systems operations concept on flight crew training
- Possible certification issues associated with highly integrated generic FG&C design with co-hosted functions
- Business case or cost benefit analysis for the application of the technology/concepts
