A roadmap for the implementation of augmented reality solutions for airport control towers in an operative environment

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A roadmap for the implementation of augmented reality solutions for airport control towers in an operative environment

Tommaso Fadda

Abstract. This paper describes how augmented reality has been recently exploited to define novel concepts for helping control tower operators in the aerodrome traffic zone. Starting from solutions developed within the SESAR research framework through real-time simulations, the paper describes the work done so far in transferring the developed solutions to an operative scenario (i.e. an actual control tower), exploiting ADS-B data and a HoloLens2TM head-mounted device. Finally, a roadmap covering the missing steps for completing the operational concept is proposed, orderly defining the missing steps and possible solutions.

Keywords
Extended Reality, ADS-B, Airport Control Tower, Advanced Air Mobility, AAM, Digital Towers

Published online 6/1/2024, 5 pages
Copyright © 2024 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Tommaso Fadda, A roadmap for the implementation of augmented reality solutions for airport control towers in an operative environment, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 42, pp 173-177, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903193-38

The article was published as article 38 of the book Aerospace Science and Engineering

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