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autonomous runway incursion warning system
- Definição1
- A system which provides autonomous detection of a potential incursion or of the occupancy of an active runway and a direct warning to a flight crew or a vehicle operator.
- Fonte1
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aerodromes: volume 1: aerodrome design and operation. 8th ed. Montreal, 2018. (Annex 14).
- Definição2
- Consists of an independent surveillance system (primary radar, multilateration, specialized cameras, dedicated radar, etc.) and a warning system in the form of extra airfield lighting systems connected through a processor which generates alerts independent from ATC directly to the flight crews and vehicle operators.
- Nota adicional1
- These autonomous systems are generally quite complex in design and operation and, as such, deserve careful consideration by all levels of the industry, from the regulating authority to the end user.
- Nota adicional3
- Acronym in English: ARIWS.
- Nota adicional4
- An ARIWS does not require circuit interleaving, secondary power supply or operational connection to other visual aid systems.
- Contexto
- The operation of an ARIWS is based upon a surveillance system which monitors the actual situation on a runway and automatically returns this information to warning lights at the runway (take-off) thresholds and entrances.
- Subárea
- Airport Infrastructure
- Related Term
- runway entrance lights
- runway status lights
- take-off hold lights
- Spanish
- sistema autónomo de advertencia de incursión en la pista