Identifier: KD01DZM
The Runway Collision Avoidance solution developed by the University of Malta is an airborne tool that monitors aircraft in the vicinity of the runway that is or will be used by the ownship and, in the event of a runway incursion, will identify a conflict mitigation strategy (manoeuvre) by the ownship to avoid a collision and advises the crew to execute the manoeuvre.
During take-off, the manoeuvres considered, based on the ownship take-off performance and the position and expected movement of the conflict aircraft, may either be to continue the take-off and to overfly the conflict aircraft or to abort the run, coming to a stop before the said aircraft. In the former case the system remains silent and does not alert. In the latter condition, aural and visual alerts are generated in the cockpit to tell the pilot of the impending danger and to stop. The aural alert 鈥楽TOP 鈥� TRAFFIC鈥� is generated.
In the case of a runway incursion during approach, the system monitors the condition and remains quiet until the system considers it is safer to conduct a go-around, generating the aural alert 鈥楪O-AROUND 鈥� TRAFFIC鈥� and an accompanying visual alert on the primary flight display. The technique has been successfully flight tested in an immersive flight simulator with 26 pilots.
The technology is protected by UK Patent GB2460954 and US Patent 8,457,812.