Ground Marker Regional Briefing to AWP

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Ground MarkerRegional Briefingto AWP
ACP WGF10/WP14
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Definition of Program

• What is Ground Marker?
• System utilizing existing avionics to broadcast a
  digital voice message to the cockpit. For the
  prototype system, the message will indicate to
  the pilot their exact position on the airport
  surface.
• Extends ILS marker system to surface (i.e. ground
  marker)
• Prototype System components
• Transmitter
• Antenna
• Inductive loop sensors
• Laptop computer
• Marker Receiver (standard equipment on all ILS
  equipped aircraft)

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Concept of Operations
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Organizational Mission Goals
MISSION
GOALS
FAA provides a safe, secure, and efficient global
aerospace system that contributes to national
security and the promotion of U.S. aerospace
safety. As the leading authority in the
international aerospace community, FAA is
responsive to the dynamic nature of customer
needs, economic conditions, and environmental
concerns.
Reduce the fatal aviation accident rate by 80 in
ten years
FAA
Reduce the fatal accident rate by developing and
deploying those capabilities and systems needed
to address pilot decision-making.
To provide research, development, and acquisition
for products and services that enable the FAA to
enhance the safety of the NAS and satisfy current
and future operational needs of the U.S. civil
aerospace system for national and international
operations.
ARA
Evaluate and demonstrate emerging technologies
via the Safe Flight 21 and Surface Technology
Product Teams
AND 500
Incubate and exploit technologies and expedite
the deployment of operationally validated NAS
Capabilities for the aviation community
Install the Ground Marker system, a low cost
technology, at an operational airport by 9/03 and
evaluate it by 2004.
. Within the scope of the Runway Incursion
Reduction Program (RIRP), AND-520 evaluates a
range of technologies aimed at providing
increased pilot and controller awareness of
surface traffic.
AND 520
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Why Ground Marker?

• Inspector Generals Reports
• June 2001
• April 2003
• Determine Ground Markers effectiveness in
  increasing pilot situational awareness in an
  effort to curb
• PD/VPD Runway incursion rate
• PD/VPD Surface incident rate
• Confusion regarding position on surface
• Early Human Factors studies indicate that over
  90 of pilots believe that a voice message
  indicating position on surface aides in
  increasing situational awareness (2001-2002
  Honeywell study of 60 pilots)
• System will also be useful to pilots during hours
  that airport is closed

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Ground Marker - Accomplishments
For Airport Surface Movement Enhancement Runway
Incursion Prevention
Ground Marker should be aggressively pursued
Final Prototype System Design completed
Ground Marker RFP accomplished, contractor
proposal received, negotiated and approved in
December 2002.
Test NCP submitted
System Integration contract awarded
Concept demonstration
11/01
8/01
12/02
4/03
3/03
11/98
2/03
4/03
9/00
9/01
1/03
10/02
3/03
5/98
Demonstration of New and Emerging Technologies
Aimed at Increasing Safety on Airport Movement
Areas
Alternative antenna designs and voice quality
improvements evaluated.
Findings System can transmit clear voice
messages to cockpit via 75 MHz Marker-Beacon
Contra Costa County, CA (CCR)
Airport Surface Movement Enhancement Runway
Incursion Prevention
Further development needed to - 1) test for
radiated frequency (RF) interference, 2) optimize
human factors issues, and 3) integrate inductive
loops into system to trigger messages.
Program plan completed
Draft MOU submitted to key site for comments
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Ground Marker - Near Term Schedule
Approval of WJHTC Quick Look is scheduled for
July 2003
Key Site System Installation is scheduled to
begin in August 2003 and will be completed by
September 2003.
WJHTC testing scheduled for May 12-30
MOU approval by CCR
Key Site MOU Approval
6/03
7/03
5/03
8/03
9/03
5/03
7/03
6/03
6/04
5/03
10/03
The Operational Evaluation is scheduled to begin
in early October 2003 and will be completed by
June 2004
Scheduled to submit NTIA requests for CCR and LGB
NATCA Article 7 Brief scheduled for July 2003
Key Site Survey scheduled at CCR for May 5-9, 2003
NCP approval by CCB
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Pilot Education

• Local and transient population
• Three weeks on-site at CCR educating users
• Leave-behinds at airport user groups
• Website
• Local and regional newsletters
• NOTAMs, ATIS, AFD (Airport Facility Directory)
• AOPA, Flight Standards coordination
• Questionnaire
• Incentives

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Why Concord?

• Concord among Top10 sites that most closely
  matched the
• following Ground Marker Site Selection criteria
• Total Runway incursions from 1997 to November
  2002
• Percentage of A and B incursions
• Percentage of incursions that were NOT
  Operational Errors
• Recommendations from RIAA study
• Percentage of Commercial traffic
• Number of instrument operations
• Focus on Non-ASDE/AMASS sites
• Approximately 60 of GA Aircraft equipped with a
  
• Marker receiver
• Concord currently 1 in Runway Incursion Rate

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CCR Runway Incursions/Surface Incidents

Note There were no operational errors associated
with Runway Incursions in this timeframe.
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Proposed Ground Marker Locations
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Ground Marker Program Objectives

• Program Goal
• To EVALUATE the system, NOT to roll out
  nationally
• Objectives
• Design and build GM prototype to support field
  evaluation
• Perform tests to verify technical performance at
  WJHTC
• Install and evaluate prototype at operational
  site (CCR)
• Determine operational suitability for acquisition