27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-11.6.2

VIRTUAL BLOCK CONTROL & SEPARATION BUBBLES INCREASING TAXIWAY THROUGHPUT IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS

V. Mollwitz, F. J. van Schaik*
AT-One (DLR), Germany; *AT-One (NLR), Netherlands

Keywords: tower control, virtual blocks, separation bubbles, low visibility

Under contract of Eurocontrol, AT-One developed innovative concepts that use surface movement surveillance systems to increase taxiway throughput in low visibility conditions when separation between aircraft is provided by ground controllers. Two promising solutions were further evaluated in real-time tower and cockpit simulations with active controllers and airline pilots involved.

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