Airport surface collision-avoidance system (ASCAS)

A technology of communication equipment and equipment, applied in traffic control systems, radio wave measurement systems, aircraft traffic control, etc., can solve problems such as inability to maintain sufficient visual surveillance, damage to the public image of airlines, and inability to maintain required gaps, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-12-25
HONEYWELL INT INC
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[0004] The current cost of tarmac damage includes direct costs due to materials and accident-related work and indirect costs due to aircraft not being operated, damage to the airline's public image, accident investigation, etc.
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[0019] In one embodiment, such as figure 1 As shown in , an exemplary airport surface collision avoidance system (ASCAS) 18 includes components on and removed from an aircraft 20 . Aircraft 20 includes sensors (eg, active sensors (eg, radar) and / or passive sensors (eg, cameras)) 26 included within aircraft light modules 30 . The light module 30 also includes a navigation / location light 34 , a processor 36 , and a communication device 38 . Sensor 26 is in communication (wired or wireless) via communication device 38 with one or more user interface (UI) devices 44 - 48 .

[0020] In one embodiment, the UI devices 44 - 48 include a processor 50 (optional), a communication device (wired or wireless) 52 and an alarm device 54 . UI devices 44-48 for the pilot and / or for the ground crew (tow truck driver, wing watchman, etc.) provide audio and / or or visual cues.

[0021] Based on information from sensors 26, UI devices 44-48 provide some or all of the following functions: detect ...

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An airport surface collision-avoidance system (ASCAS) (18). An exemplary system includes sensors (e.g., radar) (26) at light modules (30) about an aircraft (20), with user interface devices (44-48) located with airport ground personnel and in the cockpit of the aircraft. The system helps to avoid collisions on the airport surface, i.e., during taxiing clear of airport buildings, during taxiing close to airport buildings, during gate operations (push-back and standing), etc. The system includes components for communicating sensor information to ground service equipment (tug tractor, baggage cart, refueling truck, etc.). The system can determine possible collision for any part of the aircraft (wingtip, tail assembly, engine cowl, fuselage, door, etc).

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[0001] priority claim [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 653,297, filed May 30, 2012, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. This application also claims the benefit of US Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 706,632, filed September 27, 2012, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. Background technique [0003] The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) estimates that tarmac damage costs the world's airlines $4 billion per year. For corporate fleets, the estimated damage-related costs are $1 billion per year. [0004] The current cost of tarmac damage includes direct costs due to materials and accident-related work and indirect costs due to aircraft not being operated, damage to the airline's public image, accident investigation, and the like. [0005] Three main causes of surface accidents were identified from the NTSB database: inability to maintain adequate visual surveillance, inabil...

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IPC IPC(8): G08G5/04G01S13/93
CPCG01S13/93G01S7/003G01S2013/916G08G5/04
Inventor C.D.贝特曼J-L.德鲁瓦诺T.诺伊齐尔G.帕帕乔治乌
Owner HONEYWELL INT INC
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