ACAST | NASA Advanced CNS Architectures and System Technologies | Glenn Research Center
2003 ACAST Workshop
The 2003 ACAST Workshop (then titled the NExTNAS CNS Workshop) took place August 20-21, 2003 at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, Ohio.
It presented NASA’s Project Plan under the new NASA Exploratory Technologies for the National Airspace System (NExTNAS) Initiative — for advanced communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) system research and development in support of modernization of the National Airspace System — and while seeking comments from relevant members of the aviation community.
- Workshop 2003 Final Report (PDF, 455 KB)
- Acronym List (PDF, 306 KB)
| Time | Description | Speaker or Chair |
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2003 |
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| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome | Pete Vrotsos, Manager - Space Communications & Don Campbell, Center Director, NASA GRC |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Workshop Overview/Objectives | Robert Kerczewski, NASA GRC |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Airspace Systems Overview | Robert Jacobsen, NASA |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | FAA/NASA IAIPT Overview | Bill Bradford, FAA |
| 10:00– 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15– 10:45 | FAA Target Systems Description | Anne Tedford, FAA |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | NextNAS CNS Project Overview | Robert Kerczewski, NASA GRC |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Break-Out Session Overview & Directions | Robert Kerczewski, NASA GRC |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Session A: CNS Architectures and Networks Proposed research efforts in CNS architectures that provide the transition from current plans to the transformational NAS CNS architecture of the future, and the underlying network technologies enabling system-wide integration and global interoperability. |
Art Feinberg, AMA; Cal Ramos, NASA GRC | |
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Session B: VHF System Technology and Next Generation Digital Communications Proposed research efforts aimed at improving operational and spectral efficiency for current and emerging VHF communications and at defining the next-generation digital air-ground communications for terminal area applications. |
Tom Mulkerin, Mulkerin Associates Inc.; Mike Zernic, NASA GRC | |
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Session C: Multi-Function/Multi-Mode Digital Avionics Continues the discussion of needs, requirements and approaches for developing multi-function multi-mode digital avionics that began at the 2003 ICNS Conference, and develop details of potential architectural and technical approaches. |
Frank Mackowick, John Hopkins University; Jim Budinger, NASA GRC | |
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Session D: Oceanic Communications/Surveillance and Future Space-Based Surveillance Proposed research and development efforts to enable improved communications and surveillance for oceanic and remote areas aimed at allowing safe reduction of aircraft spacing for those environments, and the potential for new space-based surveillance technologies to provide significantly improved surveillance performance for national and global airspace. |
Ricardo Parra, FAA; Gus Martzaklis, NASA GRC | |
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Session E: Surface Integrated CNS Network Proposed research and development efforts for an integrated CNS data network for the airport surface enable data transfer among users, service providers and surface management applications. |
Marty Pozesky, MTP Associates; Rafael Apaza, FAA | |
| Aviation spectrum issues, approaches, and research needs. | John Zuzek, NASA GRC; David Matolak, Ohio University | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Break-Out Sessions, cont’d | |
Thursday, August 21st, 2003 |
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| 08:00 – 08:30 | Continental Breakfast | |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Break-Out Sessions, cont’d | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Break-Out Sessions, concluded | |
ACAST
- NASA Official: Robert Kerczewski
- Curator: Joseph Banks
- Last modified: September 3, 2008