RWSL

5	ARCON Corporation

RWSL

Runway Status Lights prevent accidents on airport runways by providing situation awareness directly to the pilots without the intervention of ground controllers. High speed operations on the airport runways and taxiways leave very little tolerance for mistakes. At the same time, ensuring error free operation for safety should not delay the flow of traffic. ARCON’s RWSL system monitors the ground situation and operates the lights installed at various intersections of the runways automatically to achieve these conflicting goals.

The FAA is committed to ensuring the safety of the passengers on the ground to the same measure that it is committed in the air. ARCON is in the forefront of supporting the FAA in this endeavor. We develop algorithms based on the surveillance data available at each airport, implement the system, interface it with surveillance sources and the rest of the hardware and monitor and maintain it.

RWSL in action at San Diego

RWSL is becoming an essential component of ground operations in the US airports due to the increasing traffic volume. The number of lives involved in these very high speed operations, and the cost of equipment make it absolutely necessary to have a supporting system for controllers to effectively perform their duties without mistakes. The animation above shows how RWSL system ensures safety for a high speed operation while not delaying traffic movement.

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