At the moment, uAvionix publicizes its FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational consciousness system has been chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a professional product for Air Visitors Management (ATC) use for lowering the danger of runway incursions at U.S. airports. FlightLine is an economical resolution that can be utilized in an Air Visitors Management Tower (ATCT) surroundings to supply wanted floor situational consciousness to amenities with out current floor surveillance programs (at present solely 44 airports). FlightLine tower deployment will likely be carried out underneath procurement from the FAA however may also be procured immediately by airports or Federal Contract Towers. The primary FlightLine deployments by uAvionix have been procured by the FAA for Indianapolis Worldwide Airport (KIND) and Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport (KAUS) towers. The programs will likely be absolutely operational by June 30, 2024.
uAvionix and its FlightLine system have been certified by means of the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative (SAI) program. In keeping 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 will not be outfitted with floor surveillance gear to scale back runway incursions. The FAA has recognized over 230 airports which are potential candidates for an SAI resolution. The ONA resulted within the identification of the primary 45 candidate airports.
SAI will ship modern, cost-effective technological options to airports with out current floor surveillance capabilities to broaden 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 may 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 Knowledge Service Supplier (SDSP) platform, a personal, validated, dual-frequency ADS-B community. The validated ADS-B community gives the power to defend towards ADS-B spoofing utilizing multilateration as affirmation that the transmission supply matches the information throughout the ADS-B message. Not like crowd-sourced ADS-B networks, FlightLine is architected particularly to cross a security case evaluation, partially by means of energetic monitoring of the person sensors and repair volumes.
“This can be a clear instance of how trade’s innovation to deliver new entrants into the airspace has resulted in near-term alternatives to boost security for conventional aviation,“ stated Jon Damush, uAvionix CEO. “Our crew consists of trade consultants from ATC and plane surveillance programs, so when the FAA put out the decision for quickly deployable and scalable options – we knew we had an answer that would assist.”
Knowledge from the FlightLine system may be built-in into current 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 info on FlightLine or to request a quote for an area airport or contract tower deployment, please contact airports@uavionix.com.
For extra info on the FAA’s Floor Consciousness Initiative, see the FAA’s Press Launch “FAA to Set up New Runway Security Expertise” at https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-install-new-runway-safety-technology.
About uAvionix
uAvionix was based with the mission of offering options that help the protected 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 growth and manufacturing of the bottom measurement, 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
