Flight deck based indications and alerting to increase runway safety

Author

Moertl, Peter M. ; Nickum, James D.

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Aviation Syst. Dev., MITRE Corp., McLean, VA

fYear

2008

fDate

5-7 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a surface alerting capability based on the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) that is projected for use by many classes of aircraft and at a range of airports. The capability is intended to help reduce the risk of runway incursions and collisions. The capability is developed by a working group that is part of RTCA Special Committee (SC) 186. The capability has been termed the Enhanced Traffic Situational Awareness on the Airport Surface with Indications and Alerts (ATSA SURF IA). The capability description is currently in draft status and is projected to be completed by mid 2009. This paper presents the current activity along with a concept description and a description of the main engineering and human factors issues.

Keywords

aerospace safety; air traffic; airports; Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast; RTCA Special Committee 186; airport surface; concept description; enhanced traffic situational awareness; flight deck based indications; human factors issues; indications and alerts; runway safety; Aerospace control; Aerospace safety; Air safety; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Displays; FAA; Human factors; Road accidents;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference, 2008. ICNS 2008

Conference_Location

Bethesda, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2303-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2304-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICNSURV.2008.4559198

Filename

4559198