Title :
Application of PathProx runway incursion alerting to general aviation operations
Author_Institution :
Rannoch Corp., Alexandria, VA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct.-3 Nov. 2005
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of the PathProx™ runway incursion advisory and alerting system to general aviation (GA) aircraft operations. Airport surface incursions have been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as one of the most significant safety hazards in civil aviation. PathProx is a system developed by Rannoch Corporation to help address this problem. It is an aircraft-based runway incursion alerting system, providing runway incursion alerts directly to the pilot(s). The testing and analyses that have been performed demonstrate significant safety benefits of PathProx. Among the other improvements in operations provided by PathProx include improved situational awareness, self-separation, and conflict detection and alerting without reliance on a ground infrastructure and ATC. It is also an enabling technology for operations such as the NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) high volume operations.
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; air safety; air traffic control; aircraft; avionics; NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System; National Transportation Safety Board; PathProx runway incursion alerting; air traffic controller; aircraft-based runway incursion alerting system; airport surface incursions; civil aviation; conflict alerting; conflict detection; general aviation aircraft operations; ground infrastructure; runway incursion advisory; safety hazards; Air safety; Air transportation; Aircraft; Airports; Hazards; NASA; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Space technology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2005. DASC 2005. The 24th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9307-4
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2005.1563366
