Title :
An integral flight director and surveillance system for helicopters in metropolitan service
Author :
Lin, Chin E. ; Hong, S.J. ; Chiu, K.L. ; Tsai, C.Y.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
fDate :
31 Oct-7 Nov 1998
Abstract :
High density helicopter flights in metropolitan area give rise to conflict threats and challenge flight safety due to the absence of strict ATC surveillance. An integral system for flight director and surveillance (FDS) for helicopter operations in low altitude flights is proposed with feasibility study. The proposed FDS combines GIS with GPS data based on ADS concept to meet helicopter operation requirements with collision avoidance. Both the pilot and ground ATC are aware of conflict situation from the proposed FDS. System configuration with operation concept is presented with simulated tests using remote-piloted helicopters to verify FDS performance
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; air traffic control; geographic information systems; helicopters; safety; surveillance; ADS concept; ATC surveillance; GIS; GPS; collision avoidance; conflict threats; flight director; flight safety; helicopters; low altitude flights; metropolitan service; remote-piloted helicopters; surveillance system; Aerospace safety; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Collision avoidance; Global Positioning System; Helicopters; Surveillance; System testing; Traffic control; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5086-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1998.739826