Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2005 · 25 citations · 3 references
Machine VisionRunway Incursion ScenariosEngineeringAerospace EngineeringWallops Flight FacilityAutomatic Target RecognitionAircraft NavigationSafety ScienceAir Traffic ControlSystems EngineeringFlight TestingAdvanced Driver-assistance SystemBomb Damage AssessmentRunway IncidentsComputer Vision
RIPS provides enhanced surface situational awareness and alerts of runway conflicts to prevent runway incidents and improve operational capability. The study aimed to evaluate RIPS airborne incursion detection algorithms and associated alerting and airport surface display concepts, focusing on crossing runway incursion scenarios. In summer 2004, RIPS integrated with a Synthetic Vision System was tested at Reno/Tahoe International Airport and Wallops Flight Facility using a Gulfstream‑V aircraft as the test platform and NASA test aircraft and van as incurring traffic. The WAL flight test results were presented, demonstrating the system’s ability to detect and alert runway incursions.
A Runway Incursion Prevention System (RIPS) integrated with a Synthetic Vision System concept (SVS) was tested at the Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) and Wallops Flight Facility (WAL) in the summer of 2004. RIPS provides enhanced surface situational awareness and alerts of runway conflicts in order to prevent runway incidents while also improving operational capability. A series of test runs was conducted using a Gulfstream-V (G-V) aircraft as the test platform and a NASA test aircraft and a NASA test van as incurring traffic. The purpose of the study, from the RIPS perspective, was to evaluate the RIPS airborne incursion detection algorithms and associated alerting and airport surface display concepts, focusing on crossing runway incursion scenarios. This paper gives an overview of the RIPS, WAL flight test activities, and WAL test results.
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Safety benefits of PathProx-a runway incursion alerting system