Print Email Facebook Twitter What is the potential of a bird strike advisory system? Title What is the potential of a bird strike advisory system? Author Metz, I.C. (TU Delft Control & Simulation; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Mühlhausen, Thorsten (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Ellerbroek, Joost (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Kügler, Dirk (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Hoekstra, J.M. (TU Delft Control & Operations) Department Control & Operations Date 2019 Abstract This paper presents a collision avoidance algorithm to prevent bird strikes for aircraft departing from an airport. By using trajectory-information of aircraft and birds, the algorithm predicts potential collisions. Collision avoidance is performed by delaying departing aircraft until they can follow a collision-free trajectory. An implementation of this concept has the potential to increase aviation safety by preventing bird strikes but might reduce runway capacity due to delaying aircraft. As a precursor to the feasibility, this study investigates the maximum achievable safety effect at minimum delay costs of such a system by assuming a deterministic world. Therefore, no uncertainties regarding bird and aircraft positions were considered to enable the system to prevent all bird strikes for departing traffic while causing the smallest possible delay. The anticipated effects were studied by running fast-time simulations including three air traffic intensities at a single-runway airport and bird movements from all seasons. The results imply a high potential for the increase in safety at a reasonable reduction in runway capacity. An initial cost-estimate even revealed a strong saving potential for the airlines. Based on these results, a feasibility study of implementing a bird strike advisory system including uncertainties in bird movements as well as probabilistic effects will be performed. Subject Air traffic managementBird strikeBlueSky open air traffic simulatorCapacityCollision avoidanceFast-time simulationSafety To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3d4df7ae-6d9f-489d-bc24-1de1b34ac17b Source Proceedings of the 13th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar 2019, ATM 2019: 17/06/19 - 21/06/19 Vienna, Austria Event 13th USA/Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development Seminar 2019, ATM 2019, 2019-06-17 → 2019-06-21, Vienna, Austria Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2019 I.C. Metz, Thorsten Mühlhausen, Joost Ellerbroek, Dirk Kügler, J.M. Hoekstra Files PDF ATM_Seminar_2019_paper_28.pdf 1.19 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3d4df7ae-6d9f-489d-bc24-1de1b34ac17b/datastream/OBJ/view