Authors :
Samhitha Varsha; Monika S; Sharu Devi; Jithin P Sajeevan
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 12 - December
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Abstract :
Airports face financial constraints in the use of
Air Traffic Services (ATS) provided by the conventional
tower. The Virtual Air Traffic Control Tower is
anticipated to be an economical and safe alternative for a
conventional tower. The enhancement of the prevailing
Remote Virtual Tower System comes with a challenge of
improving the efficiency of Air Traffic Control Systems in
terms of safety and security. This article describes the
various enhancements that can be implemented in remote
tower systems and airports to enable effective ATS. The
modifications are incorporated to the pan tilt zoom (PTZ)
camera systems to offer improvised visibility and target
tracking technology thereby identifying unauthorized
surface movements, engine heat, leakages, wildlife on an
airfield and produce anomaly warning signals helping to
mitigate risks before accidents. It also helps in reducing
the time taken for these operations, if done manually. The
implementation of an Extended Reality (XR) system and
additional features considering the cost saving aspects will
increase the productivity of control work. Suggestions are
also made to upgrade the current software such that the
overall performance of ATS will increase. These changes
can help the controllers to detect early signs of
performance and deploy predictive maintenance
accordingly
Keywords :
Virtual Air Traffic Tower, PTZ cameras, Air Traffic Control, Extended Reality, Airport Operations
Airports face financial constraints in the use of
Air Traffic Services (ATS) provided by the conventional
tower. The Virtual Air Traffic Control Tower is
anticipated to be an economical and safe alternative for a
conventional tower. The enhancement of the prevailing
Remote Virtual Tower System comes with a challenge of
improving the efficiency of Air Traffic Control Systems in
terms of safety and security. This article describes the
various enhancements that can be implemented in remote
tower systems and airports to enable effective ATS. The
modifications are incorporated to the pan tilt zoom (PTZ)
camera systems to offer improvised visibility and target
tracking technology thereby identifying unauthorized
surface movements, engine heat, leakages, wildlife on an
airfield and produce anomaly warning signals helping to
mitigate risks before accidents. It also helps in reducing
the time taken for these operations, if done manually. The
implementation of an Extended Reality (XR) system and
additional features considering the cost saving aspects will
increase the productivity of control work. Suggestions are
also made to upgrade the current software such that the
overall performance of ATS will increase. These changes
can help the controllers to detect early signs of
performance and deploy predictive maintenance
accordingly
Keywords :
Virtual Air Traffic Tower, PTZ cameras, Air Traffic Control, Extended Reality, Airport Operations
