Title :
Runway incursion prevention system-demonstration and testing at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Author :
Jones, Denise R. ; Quach, Cuong C. ; Young, Steven D.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Aeronaut. & Space Adm., Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
A Runway Incursion Prevention System (RIPS) was tested at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in October 2000. The system integrated airborne and ground components to provide both pilots and controllers with enhanced situational awareness, supplemental guidance cues, a real-time display of traffic information, and warning of runway incursions in order to prevent runway incidents while also improving operational capability. A series of test runs was conducted using NASA´s Boeing 757 research aircraft and a test van equipped to emulate an incurring aircraft. The system was also demonstrated to over 100 visitors from the aviation community. This paper gives an overview of the RIPS, DFW flight test activities, and quantitative and qualitative results of the testing
Keywords :
aerospace testing; air traffic control; aircraft displays; airports; alarm systems; ground support systems; head-up displays; real-time systems; safety systems; Boeing 757 research aircraft; Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport; HUD; NASA research aircraft; RIPS; airborne components; cockpit displays; enhanced situational awareness; flight deck displays; ground components; incurring aircraft emulation; operational capability improvement; real-time traffic information display; runway incursion alerting; runway incursion prevention system; runway incursion warning; supplemental guidance cues; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Automatic testing; Control systems; Displays; FAA; Global Positioning System; Safety; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7034-1
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2001.963333
