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The use of wireless networks for the surveillance and control of cooperative vehicles in an airport

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The paper focusses on the use of wireless networks, with special emphasis on Wi-Fi, in the manoeuvering and apron areas of an airport to control the ground vehicles movements in those areas and, consequently, to improve user safety, efficiency of operations and airport safety. The use of Wi-Fi for these purposes constitutes a novel approach in an airport environment. Other wireless networks, namely CDMA and TETRA, are also experimented in this project as lower bit-rate alternatives to Wi-Fi. The platform, which follows the Eurocontrol recommendations for A-SMGCS, consists of an on-board system in each vehicle, a centralised ground system and wireless networks to allow the communication between the vehicles and ground system. The architecture, protocols and network configurations in use are analysed as well as the deployment made in the airport of Porto in Portugal and the respective network performance results.

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  1. INESC, R. Alves Redol 9, 1000-029, Lisboa, Portugal

    Augusto Casaca, Tiago Silva, António Grilo & Mário Nunes

  2. IST/UTL, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal

    Augusto Casaca, António Grilo & Mário Nunes

  3. M3 Systems, 1 rue des Oiseaux, 31410, Lavernose-Lacasse, France

    Franck Presutto

  4. ANA, Rua D—Edifício 120, Aeroporto de Lisboa, 1802-806, Lisboa, Portugal

    Isabel Rebelo

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Casaca, A., Silva, T., Grilo, A. et al. The use of wireless networks for the surveillance and control of cooperative vehicles in an airport. Telecommun Syst 36, 141–151 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-007-9063-z

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