Patent ID: 6144915
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An aerodrome control support system for supporting an operation of aircraft in an airport surface, comprising:a position detector for detecting position information on all of aircraft using the airport;an airport surface information storage section for storing airport surface information including positional information representing paths along which the aircraft are guided in the airport surface and intersections where the paths cross each other;an aircraft information storage section for previously storing main attribute information on all of the aircraft using the airport as aircraft information, said main attribute information including weight information;a path determining section for: obtaining information on all paths along which aircraft under control can be guided from a present position to a target position, based on a predetermined rule by selectively deriving necessary information from said position detector, said airport surface information storage section, and said aircraft information storage section; determining whether an obstacle is present or absent in said all paths; calculating costs corresponding to said all paths in consideration of whether the obstacle is present or absent in said all paths; comparing the costs with one another; and selecting and determining a lowest-cost path as an optimum path; anda path indicator for indicating the optimum path determined by said path determining section to the aircraft under control.