SAMS - Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System
Overview
Background & policy context:
Air traffic has grown at an average rate of 5% over the last 15 years, increasing the pressure on all aspects of Air Traffic Control (ATC). Capacity limitations at airports are a major bottleneck, with several main hubs and medium or small sized airports facing constraints due to a lack of potential for expansion and environmental policy issues. While there is little chance to significantly enlarge existing airport infrastructures, the increasing number of aircraft movements (i.e. take-offs, landings and related taxiing) needs to be handled more efficiently by better utilisation of runways, taxiways and aprons.
Objectives:
SAMS aimed to design and develop an evaluation platform for Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS), which are intended to improve ground handling capacities of airports.
The main objectives of SAMS were to:
- allow for real-time, man-in-the-loop evaluation of new technologies to enhance tarmac utilisation;
- simulate typical air/ground environments on airports;
- allow for simulation of advanced ground handling procedures under all-weather conditions;
- involve the two principal categories of users - pilots and controllers - in the evaluation of new SMGCS by integrating a cockpit (Boeing 747) and a control tower simulator;
- involve the two principal categories of users - pilots and controllers - in the evaluation of new SMGCS by integrating a cockpit (Boeing 747) and a control tower simulator;
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