Ultra-wideband positioning system (100) for determining a position of at least one entity (200) on an airport field comprising at least one of a manoeuvring area (310) and an apron (350), said system comprising: —at least one airport light-signalling device (801), in particular an approach light, a runway light, a taxiway light, an elevated light, an inset light, a light box, or a visual docking guidance system, said device (801) being located on or around the least one of the manoeuvring area (310, 320) and the apron (350); wherein the at least one airport light-signalling device (801) comprises a positioning unit (400) being arranged in or on the at least one airport visual-signalling device (801), said unit (400), —a position determining unit (700) in data communication with the positioning unit (400) of the at least one airport light-signalling device (801), said position determining unit (700) being configured to calculate the position of the at least one entity (200).
SURVEILLANCE OF AIRPORT MANOEUVRING AREAS AND APRONS USING VISUAL AIDS AND SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
ÜBERWACHUNG VON FLUGHAFENMANÖVRIERBEREICHEN UND -SCHÜRZEN MIT VISUELLEN HILFSMITTELN UND ÜBERWACHUNGSINFRASTRUKTUR
SURVEILLANCE DE ZONES DE MANOEUVRE D'AÉROPORT ET AIRES DE TRAFIC UTILISANT DES AIDES VISUELLES ET UNE INFRASTRUCTURE DE SURVEILLANCE
2024-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze |
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