uAvionix to Present Floor Situational Consciousness to Air Visitors Management Towers at U.S. Airports – sUAS Information

Right now, uAvionix proclaims its FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational consciousness system has been chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a certified product for Air Visitors Management (ATC) use for lowering the danger of runway incursions at U.S. airports. FlightLine is a cheap resolution that can be utilized in an Air Visitors Management Tower (ATCT) surroundings to offer wanted floor situational consciousness to amenities with out present floor surveillance techniques (at present solely 44 airports). FlightLine tower deployment will likely be carried out underneath procurement from the FAA however will also be procured straight by airports or Federal Contract Towers. The primary FlightLine deployments by uAvionix had been procured by the FAA for Indianapolis Worldwide Airport (KIND) and Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport (KAUS) towers. The techniques will likely be totally operational by June 30, 2024.

uAvionix and its FlightLine system had been certified via the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative (SAI) program. In accordance with the SAI Strategic Plan:

“In 2021, an Operational Wants Evaluation (ONA) was carried out that recognized the necessity for elevated floor situational consciousness at airports which at present usually are not outfitted with floor surveillance gear to cut back runway incursions. The FAA has recognized over 230 airports which might be potential candidates for an SAI resolution. The ONA resulted within the identification of the primary 45 candidate airports.

SAI will ship revolutionary, cost-effective technological options to airports with out present floor surveillance capabilities to develop Air Visitors Management’s (ATC) floor situational consciousness. SAI options will leverage Automated Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) as a main supply of plane place each on the floor and in airport arrival and departure corridors. These ‘targets’ will likely be displayed overtop an airport floor map that can at a minimal depict runways, taxiways, maintain ramps, and different motion areas.”

The uAvionix FlightLine resolution for the SAI program is tailored from its FlightLine Surveillance Information Service Supplier (SDSP) platform, a personal, validated, dual-frequency ADS-B community. The validated ADS-B community gives the flexibility to defend towards ADS-B spoofing utilizing multilateration as affirmation that the transmission supply matches the info throughout the ADS-B message. In contrast to crowd-sourced ADS-B networks, FlightLine is architected particularly to cross a security case evaluation, partly via energetic monitoring of the person sensors and repair volumes.

“It is a clear instance of how business’s innovation to convey new entrants into the airspace has resulted in near-term alternatives to boost security for conventional aviation,“ stated Jon Damush, uAvionix CEO. “Our workforce consists of business consultants from ATC and plane surveillance techniques, so when the FAA put out the decision for quickly deployable and scalable options – we knew we had an answer that might assist.”

Information from the FlightLine system may be built-in into present airport administration instruments to maximise the profit to airport operators. As part of its scope for the SAI program, uAvionix together with its small enterprise associate Capital Sciences, LLC will deploy and handle the turnkey service, present coaching, sustainment, and improve companies for every airport. For extra data on FlightLine or to request a quote for a neighborhood airport or contract tower deployment, please contact airports@uavionix.com.

For extra data on the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative, see the FAA’s Press Launch “FAA to Set up New Runway Security Know-how” at https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-install-new-runway-safety-technology.

About uAvionix 
uAvionix was based with the mission of offering options that assist the secure and environment friendly integration of Crewed and Uncrewed Plane into Nationwide Airspace Techniques (NAS). Providing TSO licensed and uncertified avionics for Normal Aviation (GA), Airports and the UAS markets. uAvionix is a worldwide chief within the improvement and manufacturing of the bottom dimension, weight and energy (SWaP) avionics for command, navigation, and surveillance. To study extra about uAvionix manned and unmanned merchandise, please go to: www.uAvionix.com