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An airport surface movement guidance and control system (SMGCS) involving detection, integrated processing and graphical display of the relevant, in particular the safety-relevant, positions and movements of aircraft, and optionally, vehicles, on airside (runway, taxiways, apron) and in the relevant

An airport surface movement guidance and control system (SMGCS) involving detection, integrated processing and graphical display of the relevant, in particular the safety-relevant, positions and movements of aircraft, and optionally, vehicles, on airside (runway, taxiways, apron) and in the relevant airport airspace. At least one radar detects the positions and movements between airborne and parked positions of the aircraft. The relevant data are displayed after data concentration on the monitor of at least one controller station in graphical form and/or letter or number form. As a result, the operational management of the surface movement can be planned and executed from the at least one controller station by means of solely the SMGC system.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An airport surface movement guidance and control system comprising:a radar arrangement that comprises at least one radar and that detects positions and movements of aircraft in a period extending from being airborne to being in a stationary, parked position;a plurality

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An airport surface movement guidance and control system comprising:a radar arrangement that comprises at least one radar and that detects positions and movements of aircraft in a period extending from being airborne to being in a stationary, parked position;a plurality of ground traffic signal devices for directing the aircraft, wherein the ground traffic signal devices comprise signal devices on runways, signal devices on taxiways, signal devices on an apron, and parking position signal devices; and wherein the ground traffic signal devices comprise interfaces for outputting signal states of the traffic signal devices and for receiving signal state commands;a processing system for integrating data detected by said radar arrangement and the signal states indicated by said interfaces;an integrated graphical display system provided as an output for the integrated data on at least one monitor of at least one airport tower controller, and comprising a radar video of the positions and movements of the aircraft on the airport surface and in airspace of the airport and a video display of the signal states of said ground traffic signal devices; andan input configured for the controller to input the signal state commands for said plurality of ground traffic signal devices.