Airport congestion constitutes a key traffic capacity problem in the national airspace system. This paper considers a concept for improving the surface operations at major airports through the use of automation to manage the complex traffic. The concept includes advanced surface-traffic-control automation and flight-deck automation, and it builds on advanced communication, navigation, and surveillance technologies to achieve a seamless integration of these two major components. The surface-traffic-control automation is based on the ground-operation situation awareness and flow efficiency (GO-SAFE) concept previously proposed and studied to enable more efficient usage of runways, especially in situations where active-runway crossing constitutes a significant taxi delay problem. To help achieve the potential GO-SAFE benefits, the flight-deck automation for reliable ground operation (FARGO) concept is proposed to provide the necessary flight-deck automation for enabling precision taxi control to comply with GO-SAFE advisories. The integrated system with highly coordinated automation systems will push the envelope of surface traffic performance to enhance capacity without compromising safety and taxi performance.
Collaborative automation systems for enhancing airport surface traffic efficiency and safety
2002-01-01
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Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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