D6.1 Report on the Validation Plan- Exploratory Research Plan (ERP)

The main objective of this document is to present the Exploratory Research Plan (ERP) for the TRUSTY project. This document details the TRUSTY concept as an AI-based tool for assistance in Air Traffic Control Service delivery in the Remote Digital Tower environment. The details herein describe the use of the TRUSTY tool for taxiway and runway monitoring, and decision support, whilst optimising the cognitive demands on the Air Traffic Control operator. This plan also describes in detail the validation exercise which will take place to elicit information and data relating to the performance levels being achieved by the TRUSTY concept. Scientifically rigorous experimental design methodologies have been applied to the planning of the validation exercise, to ensure unbiased and well-controlled data generation. This is for the purpose of demonstrating proof of the TRUSTY concept and its performance contribution to improvements in the ATM environment.