Title :
ISMAEL - Reliable Eyes for Air Traffic Controllers at Airports
Author :
Stockhammer, C. ; Haibin Gao ; Heuer, Thorsten ; Hartmann, Uwe ; Dimitropoulos, Kosmas ; Grammalidis, Nikos ; Pfister, J. ; Kirrane, P.
Author_Institution :
HiTec Marketing, Vienna
Abstract :
Against the background of aggravated capacity constraints at airports due to increasing air traffic, airports are in need of innovative systems enabling air traffic controllers to improve situational awareness of the position of vehicles and aircraft moving around the airport, even under reduced visibility conditions. While this demand is addressed by the development and introduction of advanced surface movement guidance and control systems (A-SMGCS), technologies currently applied to A-SMGCS feature some weak points regarding coverage, interference and climate conditions. ISMAEL targets these weak points by developing an innovative detection solution based on magnetic sensing technology. Thus, ISMAEL represents a valuable and cost-efficient complementary contribution to existing and planned A-SMGCS at small and large airports
Keywords :
air traffic control; airports; magnetic sensors; ISMAEL; advanced surface movement control system; advanced surface movement guidance; aggravated capacity constraint; air traffic controller; aircraft position situational awareness; airport; innovative detection solution; innovative system; magnetic sensing technology; reduced visibility condition; vehicle position situational awareness; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Control systems; Eyes; Interference; Navigation; Physics; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, 2006. ITSC '06. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0093-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0094-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2006.1706792
