Using i* Modelling as a Bridge between Air Traffic Management Operational Concepts and Agent-based Simulation Analysis

  • Authors:
  • James Lockerbie;David Bush;Neil Maiden;Henk Blom;Mariken Everdij

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • RE '10 Proceedings of the 2010 18th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

This paper presents our experiences of exploring how i* modelling can be used as a bridge between informal air traffic management (ATM) operational concepts and formal agent-based simulation. We report our work on an EU airspace design project that describes a revised concept of operations for lower level airspace around airports, and includes simulation based safety analysis of the critical scenarios. We describe our research towards using i* to address two challenges – how to model the revised concept from the informal concept of operations document, and how to present safety critical scenarios to operational experts. Modelling strategic aspects of a concept of operations is new to ATM, and we draw upon our experiences to provide lessons learned and directions for future work.