E1

Methodologies, tools, and simulation and modeling capabilities to design and evaluate complex interactive systems

9

9

9

9

9

3

156

3

9

3

9

6.0

936

E2

New concepts and methods of separating, spacing, and sequencing aircraft

9

9

9

3

3

1

130

3

9

3

9

6.0

780

E3

Appropriate roles of humans and automated systems for separation assurance, including the feasibility and merits of highly automated separation assurance systems

9

9

9

1

3

1

124

3

9

3

9

6.0

744

E4

Affordable new sensors, system technologies, and procedures to improve the prediction and measurement of wake turbulence

9

9

3

1

1

1

104

3

9

3

9

6.0

624

E5

Interfaces that ensure effective information sharing and coordination among ground-based and airborne human and machine agents

3

9

9

1

9

3

102

3

9

3

9

6.0

612

E6

Vulnerability analysis as an integral element in the architecture design and simulations of the air transportation system

3

9

9

1

9

1

100

3

9

3

9

6.0

600

E7

Adaptive ATM techniques to minimize the impact of weather by taking better advantage of improved probabilistic forecasts

9

3

9

3

1

1

98

3

9

3

9

6.0

588

E8a

Transparent and collaborative decision support systems

3

9

9

1

3

3

96

3

9

3

9

6.0

576

E8b

Using operational and maintenance data to assess leading indicators of safety

3

9

9

1

3

3

96

3

9

3

9

6.0

576

E8c

Interfaces and procedures that support human operators in effective task and attention management

3

9

9

1

3

3

96

3

9

3

9

6.0

576

E11

Automated systems and dynamic strategies to facilitate allocation of airspace and airport resources

9

3

9

3

3

1

100

3

9

1

9

5.5

550

E12

Autonomous flight monitoring of manned and unmanned aircraft

3

9

3

1

9

1

82

3

9

3

9

6.0

492

E13

Feasibility of deploying an affordable broad-area, precision-navigation capability compatible with international standards

9

9

3

1

3

1

106

3

3

3

9

4.5

477

E14

Advanced spacecraft weather imagery and aircraft data for more accurate forecasts

3

3

9

3

1

1

68

3

9

3

9

6.0

408

E15

Technologies to enable refuse-to-crash and emergency autoland systems

1

9

1

1

3

1

60

3

9

3

9

6.0

360

E16

Appropriate metrics to facilitate analysis and design of the current and future air transportation system and operating concepts

3

3

9

3

3

1

70

3

9

3

3

4.5

315

E17

Change management techniques applicable to the U.S. air transportation system

9

9

9

1

3

1

124

1

3

3

3

2.5

310

E18

Certifiable information-sharing protocols that enable exchange of contextual information and coordination of intent and activity among automated systems

3

1

9

1

9

1

60

3

9

3

3

4.5

270

E19

Provably correct protocols for fault-tolerant aviation communications systems

3

9

3

1

3

1

76

3

3

1

1

2.0

152