System and method for airport control using wake duration
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1. A method of air traffic control at an airport having at least one runway, comprising:
- sensing an aircraft type for an aircraft landing or taking off on the at least one runway;
sensing wind conditions at the least one runway corresponding to the landing or taking off of the aircraft;
determining, based on a set of braking criteria, a runway braking operation for the aircraft;
providing the sensed aircraft type and wind conditions as input to a software-implemented algorithm to determine a wake duration;
setting an aircraft separation time based on the determined wake duration and runway braking operation; and
controlling usage of the at least one runway based on the set aircraft separation time.
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Abstract
A system and method for airport control at an airport having one or more runways. The system and method can receive information related to aircraft utilizing the airport, determine wake duration, and determine an aircraft separation time for one or more runways based on a wake duration of an aircraft.
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1. A method of air traffic control at an airport having at least one runway, comprising:
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sensing an aircraft type for an aircraft landing or taking off on the at least one runway; sensing wind conditions at the least one runway corresponding to the landing or taking off of the aircraft; determining, based on a set of braking criteria, a runway braking operation for the aircraft; providing the sensed aircraft type and wind conditions as input to a software-implemented algorithm to determine a wake duration; setting an aircraft separation time based on the determined wake duration and runway braking operation; and controlling usage of the at least one runway based on the set aircraft separation time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An airport surface management system, comprising:
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a runway landing and vacating module configured to determine a braking profile for an aircraft; a timing module configured to; obtain the braking profile from the runway landing and vacating module; receive information related to aircraft utilizing the airport; determine wake duration; and determine an aircraft separation time for the runway based on the determined wake duration and braking profile; and a communication module configured to provide an indication of the aircraft separation time to an operator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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