In response to concerns over the number of runway incursions and runway conflicts at U.S. airports, the Federal Aviation Administration is sponsoring research and development of safety systems for the airport surface. Two types of safety systems are being actively pursued, a tower cab alerting system and a runway status light system. The tower cab alerting system, called the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) is currently undergoing initial operational evaluation at several major airports. It provides rural and visual alerts to the tower cab to warn the controllers of potential traffic conflicts. The runway status light system is currently in the development phase, with initial operational suitability demonstrations planned at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport during FY2003. Both systems operate automatically, requiring no controller inputs. Activation commands for alerts and lights are generated by the systems' safety logic, which in turn receives airport traffic inputs from a surface surveillance and target tracking system. Accurate traffic representation is essential to meet system requirements, which include high conflict detection rate, prompt and accurate and light activation, low nuisance and false alarm rate, and negligible interference with normal operations. This report analyzes the effect of the two fundamental surveillance performance parameters - position accuracy and surveillance update rate - on the performance of three different surface safety systems.


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    Title :

    Surveillance Performance Requirements for Runway Incursion Prevention Systems


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    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    132 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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