State of the art in airport navigation

Author

Guilloton, Audrey ; Arethens, Jean-Pierre ; Macabiau, Christophe ; Escher, Anne-Christine ; Koenig, Damien

Author_Institution

Thales Avionics, Valence, France

fYear

2011

fDate

16-20 Oct. 2011

Abstract

The general increase in air traffic and the complexity of modern airport layouts have conducted to think about new technologies to assist pilots during maneuvers on airport surface. Some airport navigation applications have been developed in recent years. The current technologies plot the estimated aircraft position on the airport map. In good visibility condition, this information helps the pilot to navigate on the airport. These applications contribute to the reduction of the taxiing time and runway incursions. Nevertheless, this information is not sufficient to navigate in low visibility condition. This paper introduces the state of the art in airport navigation, with the current functions available to assist pilots, and also the additional applications envisaged to improve the airport navigation in low visibility condition. Current constraints and limitations of airport navigation development are highlighted.

Keywords

air traffic; aircraft navigation; airports; air traffic; airport navigation; pilots; runway incursions; taxiing time; visibility condition; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Aircraft navigation; Airports;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2011 IEEE/AIAA 30th

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

2155-7195

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-797-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2011.6096072

Filename

6096072