Tams

SituationAirports are very large, complex systems due to: Interface between different Traffic Modes (Air, Rail, Road,...) Internal Traffic (Passenger, Luggage, Cargo, Crew,...) Various Services (ATC, Catering, Fire Brigade, Towing cars,...)

Dependencies between Services due to: Share of common resources (e.g. Tarmac of the Apron) Share of common objective (Transport of Persons and Goods)

What is TAMsTAMs is a sophisticated computerized system.TAMs interfaces and integrates the majority of electronic information within the airportTAMs assure maximum flow of information for operations and management, providing unprecedented levels of service, safety and comfort to the travelling public

There are 17 sub-systems in TAMS, Flight Information Display System, Gate Allocation System, Runway/Taxiway Lighting Control System,Passenger Check-In System, Baggage Handling System, Automated Warehouse System, Facility Management System,

Building Management System, Closed Circuit Television, Meteorological System, Air Traffic Management System, Apron Services Management System, Noise Monitoring System, PABX System, Point of Sale System, Card Access System, and Trunked Radio System.

Problems Historically grown Structures Different commercial and governmental Stakeholders Partly conflicting Interests between Stakeholders Further Fragmentation in the near Future Co-ordination from the Local Point of View of the Services Local Decision Making without Globale Situation View Very conventional Techniques for Co-ordination

Innovative IdeaATCApronControlAirlineCatering...Total Airport Management SystemAirport Ressources

BenefitsOptimized Use of Airport Ressources due to Integrated OperationsMore Throughput through the AirportEnhanced Robustness by Improved Management of Exceptions

More Money for the ServiceLess Environmental Impact for the SocietyMore Comfort for the Passengers / Customers

QuestionsWhat are the Possibilities and Limits of TAMS?Who would benefit and how big are the Benefits?What Technical and Operational Changes would be necessary?What Technologies could be used?Centralized or Distributed System Architecture?How to Test, Demonstrate and Validate a TAMS?How can an Airport migrate to a TAMS?Who will operate such a TAMS?...

What we are already doingModelling Airside and Landside ProcessesInvestigating new HMI TechnologiesDeveloping first TAMS Ideas and ConceptsPreparing a Development Environment

What is still necessaryIn order to speed up research further funding is necessaryA joint effort of research and users would be more efficientEuropean ATC Providers would directly profit from optimized Airports, so Eurocontrol should have a certain interest in TAMSMobility is one of the most important topics of tomorrows society, so the EU should have a certain interest in TAMS

Potential further Steps1. Pilot StudyThourough Determination of the State of the ArtSituation Analysis at 3-4 European AirportsDefinition of further necessary work more in detailBuilding Research ConsortiaDevelopment of Operational and Technical Concepts 2. Feasibility StudyDetailled Requirement AnalysisPrototyping main parts of a Total Airport Management SystemEvaluation in simulation and field test...

The Total Airport Management System (TAMS) is an integrated airport management system which is now being used in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

The system interfaces and integrates the majority of electronic information within the airport, assuring maximum flow of information for operations, management and security.

The integration also supports the business goals of providing an efficient, cost effective operation of KLIA as it is the nucleus on the Multimedia Super Corridor and as the precursor to the next generation of airports in Malaysia and the world.

K.L. International Airport will be equipped with a sophisticated computerised system called TAMS. TAMS applies advanced Information Technology (IT) concepts and equipment to help make KLIA a primary international transportation hub for South-east Asia. TAMS is a state-of-the-art technology, designed with a high level of sophistication.

This system interfaces and integrates the majority of electronic information within the airport, assuring maximum flow of information for operations and management, and providing unprecedented levels of service, safety and comfort to the travelling public. This, in turn, will help bring more tourists and business to Malaysia.

This integration also supports the business goals of providing an efficient, cost effective operation of KLIA. As both a primary node on the Multimedia Super Corridor and as the precursor to the next generation of airports in Malaysia, KLIA will demonstrate advanced airport technologies and be a model for future IT enterprise solutions for Malaysia and the world.

What is Total Airport Management?Total Airport Management: is performance-based airport operations enabling performance-based ATM (Air Traffic Management); provides a time-ordered system approach from an operational viewpoint; facilitates the creation, agreement, and maintenance of the Airport Operational Plan (AOP); will have a system design that, despite a high level of automation, shall still follow a human-centered approach; is aligned with existing concepts and systems but integrates them into one holistic architecture, by the re-use of, for example, Arrival Managers, Departure Managers, A-SMGCS (Advanced -Surface Movement Guidance and Control System), CDM, amongst others; provides a platform whereby operational decisions taken by the airport operator or ATC may be made in the full knowledge of airline operational constraints and/or priorities, coherent with the principles of CDM; ensures fairness and mitigates conflicting interests between competitors and partners; and is based on identified control loops using C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computer, and Intelligence) principles ensuring all partners are working efficiently towards agreed common goals.

Objectives of TAMSAccording to KLIA, The main objectives of TAMS are:Operating an airport in an efficient mannerCost containmentIncreased quality services to airport usersCentralized airport authority managementImprove crisis managementEfficient, fast and safe processing of passengers, baggage and cargo

TAMS encompasses:-Centralised databases that expedite information sharing among various airport systems.Centralised Management Information System for management of airport human, physical, financial and information assets.Centralised Airport operation centres that co-ordinate and expedite airport functions during normal and emergency situations.These systems are all connected by a network infrastructure of fiber optics and copper-based telecommunications backbone used by all airport voice, data, and video users. However, each can operate independently in the event of a central control system failure.The integration of these primary groups of sub-systems at KLIA brings a new level of functionality and service to international airports and will be the catalyst that will ensure KLIA as a major hub in this region.

There are seventeen sub-systems in TAMS, including the Flight Information Display System, Gate Allocation System, Runway/Taxiway Lighting Control System, Passenger Check-In System, Baggage Handling System, Automated Warehouse System, Facility Management System, Building Management System, Closed Circuit Television, Meteorological System, Air Traffic Management System, Apron Services Management System, Noise Monitoring System, PABX System, Point of Sale System, Card Access System, and Trunked Radio System.

TAMS will provide a proving ground for electronic commerce for other similar enterprises. The Crisis Control Centre (CCC) at KLIA may be expanded to manage national crisis. Or as a minimum, KLIA's CCC will be proving ground for crisis management concepts. Intelligent airport systems will come on line as technologies mature.

As a major component of the MSC, TAMS megabit fibre-optic network and information infrastructure is designed to provide a platform that will allow for easy integration and link to the other components of the MSC.