Airport Movement Area Safety System

Author

Watnick, Marshall ; Ianniello, Joseph W.

Author_Institution

Norden Syst. Inc., Norwalk, CT, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

549

Lastpage

552

Abstract

The AMASS (Airport Movement Area Safety System) concept and implementation are described. AMASS monitors airport surface traffic to advise ground air traffic controllers of potential incursions on runways and taxiway intersections. The system operates with ground and approach sensor systems to ascertain aircraft locations in approaching and ground movement situations. It uses airport radars, state-of-the-art signal processing, and advanced computer technology to improve airport safety. An operational prototype has been tested. Preproduction AMASS equipment will undergo field testing at San Francisco International Airport during the fourth quarter of 1992

Keywords

air traffic computer control; airports; ground support systems; image processing equipment; radar systems; safety systems; Airport Movement Area Safety System; aircraft locations; airport radars; airport safety; airport surface traffic; computer technology; display processor; field testing; ground air traffic controllers; runways; signal processing; taxiway; Air safety; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Computer displays; Prototypes; Radar detection; Radar signal processing; Testing; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0820-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1992.282103

Filename

282103