Field evaluation of T-NASA: taxi navigation and situation awareness system

Author

Andre, Anthony D. ; Hooey, Becky L. ; Foyle, David C. ; McCann, Robert S.

Author_Institution

San Jose State Found., CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

31 Oct-7 Nov 1998

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a field evaluation of an advanced taxi navigation and situation awareness (T-NASA) system, aimed at improving the efficiency of aircraft ground taxi operations under low-visibility conditions. T-NASA consists of two main components: 1) a panel-mounted electronic taxi map display and 2) a heads-up scene-linked display (HUD). These components were installed in NASA´s B-757 research aircraft and flight tested at Atlanta´s Hartsfield International Airport, The results clearly demonstrated both the feasibility and effectiveness of the T-NASA system towards improving the efficiency of airport taxi operations, In addition, as a direct result of the evaluation, improvements were made to the design and procedures of the T-NASA system

Keywords

air traffic control; airports; head-up displays; radionavigation; B-757 research aircraft; Hartsfield International Airport; T-NASA; aircraft ground taxi operations; heads-up scene-linked display; low-visibility conditions; panel-mounted electronic taxi map display; situation awareness system; taxi navigation; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Airports; NASA; Space technology; Testing; Traffic control; Two dimensional displays; Usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE

Conference_Location

Bellevue, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5086-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1998.739817

Filename

739817