Airport/Airspace Design Services
The Aeronautical Institute is a leading developer of advanced simulation and control systems for aviation and defense. The company operates in the Global Aerospace Systems market including operational Air Traffic Management, Airport and Air Traffic Control Training, and Airborne Vehicle Systems.
A strategic vision of the entire airport system is required to achieve an increment in runway capacity through reduction of the delays normally determined both by a winter climate and by low visibility procedures. The infrastructures, operating procedures and human activities are all analyzed in great detail.
CDM is an information sharing modus operandi regarding all phases of flight from preparation, loading, parking space assignment and all ATC info via a UI (User Interface) to share the aforementioned information with all stakeholders (tower, control centre, airport handling and airport management office).
This consists of a capacity to integrate augmented runway capacity with operating risk reduction programs. Risk exposure will be lower at departure and arrival, through identification of the risk, the best suited safety solutions are found in the case of changes in procedure, the introduction of new devices or changes in duties.
The safety management structure must be defined and understood. The relations between aircraft operators, airport operators, air traffic control operators and the safety manager must be defined and understood.
When an organization is aware that it is responsible for risks and their consequences, its’ management capacity is able to resolved connected problems.
The principal airport designs often benefit from a strategic review by expert eyes external to the project. Ideas may be ten years old yet remain un-attackable. Current rotection problems may be presented to a single entity capable of integrating all the elements necessary to airport protection.
Airside accident investigation methods and AIRPROX must be the state of the art. The rapid intervention team must be available both to accident investigation agencies and to air traffic control service providers and airport operators anywhere, worldwide. This team includes specialists to analyze human error, a procedures project and device and systems malfunctions.
Wind Shear is one of the meteorological events with greatest negative impact on flight safety. The systems in current use have purely indicative value and arguable efficacy. Timing of identification of the phenomenon is of vital importance. A significant study, in collaboration with similar activities in course in the international field are a necessary basis for improvement of the study of this atmospheric phenomenon.
The importance of a system which provides immediate information to the sectors involved about the presence, direction and vertical and horizontal extension of any cloud of volcanic ash.
The study of the effects of an incident on operations and the psychological involvement of airport personnel, the study of the actions necessary to recover operative fitness of personnel in the shortest possible time. Actuation of a recovery plan (CISM) and the institution of a peer group which understands the crucial nature of the moment.
The increase in technological interfaces available to airport operators and the need for ease of reading of the information furnished thereby makes this an important activity in the maintenance of situational awareness in all stakeholders involved in airport activities.
The state of the art in Voice Recognition is such that this technology can be employed in the daily activities of airport operators. The implementation of an efficacious Voice Recognition system enables slimming of the manual actions in routine activities, moving the focus of attention to activities requiring greater, dedicated attention. Consider the potential of automatic update of the flight progress strip and the impact on ATC RADA picture scanning for RADAR controllers.
The impact of UAVs in the civil aviation sphere. How to combine UAV and civil air traffic.
The faculty to simulate an airport restructuring project and verify the operational impacts thereof. Verification of the impact on flight operations in the case of construction at the airport site.
Increasing air traffic and the faculty to reduce the minimum separation maintaining an orderly, rapid air traffic flow.
Study the possibility of new approach and departure routes which enable acceleration of air traffic flows.
To avoid delays to commercial traffic due to VFR flight activities and vice versa, implementing new procedures which permit the diverse traffic types to co-exist.
The future of air navigation, the implementation of new technologies, reducing operating/maintenance costs and down-time. Non function of the current navigation systems or the maintenance thereof (radio measurements) increases delays and augments the workload of airport operators.
The study of ad hoc procedures in view of the closure of neighboring airports or airspace, preparing airport personnel to deal with this stressful situation and to reduce the delays in commercial traffic.
The faculty to simulate the impact on air traffic of a modification to airspace or a study of the opening of new sectors is clearly a very important support to verification of the effects on traffic flows and the possible safety in a totally safe environment.
Evaluation of the correctness of vertical and horizontal signs and indications. Making operations areas safe (e.g. obstacle clearance).
Personnel operating Air Side currently receive hands on training which would without doubt benefit from a phase in a simulated environment. Knowledge of airfield geography and parking configurations, taxiways and runways is an essential condition for maintaining safe conditions of airport operation and for the personnel operating thereon. The further possibility of broadcast training delivers an exponential increase in preventive training in a simulated environment.
Personnel operating in the airport environment, who would be involved in the unfortunate hypothesis of an emergency situation, need to exercise constantly to maintain the high level of preparation necessary to deal with the stress that these situations naturally create. Moreover, we will experiment an operating environment multimodal (facial expression detection, speech analysis, etc.) that will be able to integrate knowledge on emotional intelligence with technological innovation to promote the prevention and management of critical events related to controllers and pilots. The faculty to study the procedures during a simulated session would enable the identification of eventual gaps in the emergency checklists, which would only emerge otherwise in a real, operative situation. This is a fundamental activity for the study, optimization and preparation of all activities concerning this stress generating situation par excellence for airport operators.
Training for future airport personnel, with ad hoc simulations based on the specific phases of preparation augments the efficacy of the instruction system and favor integration in the working world.
The levels required and set by ICAO for English language skills and preparation in phraseology are essential requisites for the professional figure of an airport operators. Assessment of the possession of these requisites guarantees the level of excellence of the services furnished to carriers and to international operators.
The new systems used for air traffic control and their implementation in daily operations require a period of pre-implementation. The faculty to assess operative impact in a simulated environment and to prepare the personnel affected reduces introduction times.
