Esta dissertação tem por objetivo testar procedimentos para analise da geometria dos aeródromos do estudo através de levantamento topográfico com o uso do nível e GPS (Global Positioning System). Os testes foram conduzidos em quatro aeródromos do Estado de São Paulo, administrados pelo DAESP (Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo), a saber: Araraquara, Bauru, Marília e São José do Rio Preto. Foram analisados as declividades longitudinais, transversais, comprimento e largura da pista e a altitude do ponto de referência. O documento normativo usado como referência foi o \"Anexo XIV\" (Aerodromes) da ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Foram feitos levantamentos cadastrais dos projetos originais dos aeródromos e levantamentos de campo. Em cada aeródromo o receptor GPS foi instalado em ponto de coordenadas e altitude conhecidas. Na etapa final foram comparados os dados de projeto com os valores encontrados no campo. Os valores encontrados mostraram algumas variações com os de projeto, principalmente quanto à declividade transversal onde a norma recomenda que seja de 1,5%. Foram encontrados valores com declividades menores que esse e até valores negativos. O sistema GPS mostrou-se, eficiente e preciso para esse tipo de levantamento. / The objective of this work is to test procedures for analysis of the geometry of aerodromes, through topographical survey with level and GPS (Global Positioning System) instrument. The tests were led in four aerodromes of the São Paulo State, administered by DAESP (Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo), namely: Araraquara, Bauru, Marília and São José do Rio Preto. The longitudinal slopes, transverse slopes, length of runway, width of runway, the elevation of reference point were analyzed. The normative document used as reference was the Annex XIV (Aerodromes) of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). For each aerodrome it was made a cadastral research of the original project and field survey. For each aerodrome the GPS receiver was located in a point of known coordinates and altitude. In the final stage the original project data were compared with the ones found in the field survey. The values from field have some variations in relation to those found in the project mainly with in the case of transverse slope where the norm recommends that it must be 1,5%. The survey had shown values less than 1,5% and also negative slopes. The GPS system has shown to be efficient and enough accurate for this kind of survey.

Esta dissertação tem por objetivo testar procedimentos para analise da geometria dos aeródromos do estudo através de levantamento topográfico com o uso do nível e GPS (Global Positioning System). Os testes foram conduzidos em quatro aeródromos do Estado de São Paulo, administrados pelo DAESP (Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo), a saber: Araraquara, Bauru, Marília e São José do Rio Preto. Foram analisados as declividades longitudinais, transversais, comprimento e largura da pista e a altitude do ponto de referência. O documento normativo usado como referência foi o \"Anexo XIV\" (Aerodromes) da ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Foram feitos levantamentos cadastrais dos projetos originais dos aeródromos e levantamentos de campo. Em cada aeródromo o receptor GPS foi instalado em ponto de coordenadas e altitude conhecidas. Na etapa final foram comparados os dados de projeto com os valores encontrados no campo. Os valores encontrados mostraram algumas variações com os de projeto, principalmente quanto à declividade transversal onde a norma recomenda que seja de 1,5%. Foram encontrados valores com declividades menores que esse e até valores negativos. O sistema GPS mostrou-se, eficiente e preciso para esse tipo de levantamento. / The objective of this work is to test procedures for analysis of the geometry of aerodromes, through topographical survey with level and GPS (Global Positioning System) instrument. The tests were led in four aerodromes of the São Paulo State, administered by DAESP (Departamento Aeroviário do Estado de São Paulo), namely: Araraquara, Bauru, Marília and São José do Rio Preto. The longitudinal slopes, transverse slopes, length of runway, width of runway, the elevation of reference point were analyzed. The normative document used as reference was the Annex XIV (Aerodromes) of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). For each aerodrome it was made a cadastral research of the original project and field survey. For each aerodrome the GPS receiver was located in a point of known coordinates and altitude. In the final stage the original project data were compared with the ones found in the field survey. The values from field have some variations in relation to those found in the project mainly with in the case of transverse slope where the norm recommends that it must be 1,5%. The survey had shown values less than 1,5% and also negative slopes. The GPS system has shown to be efficient and enough accurate for this kind of survey.

This thesis is concerned with the development of a new measurement device for the realistic assessment of braking capability of landing airplanes for winter runways. Landing represents one of the most safety-critical phases of aircraft operation. Aircraft runway excursion incidents occur due to the unpredictability of the runway pavement condition. This is especially true during winter time when the runway is often covered by deformable contaminants. Several accidents are discussed that list the deteriorated condition of the runway pavement and the inability to accurately report this condition as the main causes for the excursions. The accuracy of the approaches currently adopted by the airport authorities around the world to monitor the condition of the runway pavement are evaluated. The conventional and current practice of runway condition monitoring is focused on identifying the maximum tire-pavement frictional drag mu value and often neglects the characteristics of actual aircraft brake control system as well as the comprehensive effects coming from various factors such as deformable contaminants on the winter runway. The braking availability tester discussed here is designed to take a different approach for the realistic assessment of braking availability of landing aircrafts. The main idea of this device is to mimic the braking operation of actual aircrafts as closely as possible by incorporating the same brake mechanism and the brake control system used in existing aircrafts. The architecture of the device from the ground-up including the suite of sensors, the structure of the wheel, important actuators, and the real-time brake control system are discussed in detail. More importantly, the operational principles of the braking availability tester (BAT) are outlined which help one understand how the system works together. A new method to quantify the braking availability on the runway using the BAT is explained. The testing and data collection strategy for implementing this technique is also outlined. Additionally, the results from preliminary tests are presented to verify the functionality of the BAT. The results are used to verify that the BAT operates with the brake control system of an aircraft. Finally, experimental data sets from dry and contaminated pavement testing are presented to show the effect of different weather conditions on the operation of the BAT.

This study investigates the proposed extension of the existing runway of Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The process involves the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and several geospatial techniques for analysis and result presentation. The aim of the study was achieved with the following resources: satellite imagery downloaded from the Landsat webpage and processed to generate a land use map of the study area; a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) covering the study area which was downloaded from the Consortium for Spatial Information’s (CSI) webpage and observed ground spot heights along the straight path of the proposed runway extension covering a total length of 2.5km and 200m wide. These datasets were modified, processed and assigned the same coordinate system in order to make them conformal for analysis. A GIS was created with the foregoing resources in conjunction with other geospatial applications such as ERDAS Imagine and Surfer 8 to carry out the analysis. The analysis covered the environmental impacts of the proposed project, its effects on already existing human settlements and the huge cost implications based on certain conditions like the mandatory straight path which has to be maintained as an extension of the existing runway. Other factors considered are; the land use of the extension area, the economic benefits of the project, the accessibility of the area, noise pollution as well as the safety and security issues involved. A summary of the result of our analysis shows features such as residential settlements, roads, swampy areas, valleys and areas of high elevation which will act as obstructions along the proposed  runway path. Also, the total surface area of the proposed runway and the volume of earth material required were calculated. The results achieved from this study shows that GIS and other geospatial tools are indispensable resources in complex planning processes such as facility maintenance and management.

Project Runway premiered on Bravo TV on December 1st, 2004, and is now in its sixth season, which aired on Lifetime. On Project Runway, designer contestants live together in apartments in downtown New York for the duration of filming and work on weekly challenges at Parsons The New School for Design. I am interested in determining the ways in which reality shows like Project Runway both allow and restrict the display of gender and sexual identity for contestants through the construction of a social order. This study is a textual analysis of all five currently released seasons of Project Runway. I draw from theories of social interaction to provide the interpretive framework for this study. In order to conduct the textual analysis, I purchased all five currently released seasons of Project Runway and watched them all in order one time through, making notes as I watched them. I then went back through individual episodes to hone in on key themes and framing devices. As I watched, I looked for commonalities across episodes and seasons that demonstrate elements of a manufactured social order, including rules, codes and norms that were formed both through official ceremony by the producers as well as those that emerged and were passed down unofficially through the contestants living and working together. I also looked for the various ways that performances of sexuality were allowed or constrained within this social world. I then divided the data from the analysis into two distinct chapters: the first one (Chapter III) deals entirely with the way in which social order was created and presented on Project Runway, and the second (Chapter IV) explores the way that roles and gender identities are regulated and displayed within that social order. Despite the seventy-four contestants of various gender and sexual orientation, designers on Project Runway are portrayed performing their identities within a limited range of roles. Gay male designers, while given some degree of authority within the realm of women's clothing, are represented through a series of hyper-ritualizations that tend to perpetuate stereotypes rather then challenge them. Straight male designers have few options for enacting their sexual identity on the show, and these often also play to stereotypes of masculinity. Female designers are generally not allowed to perform sexuality as part of their identities and are restricted to playing the part of the hysterical, bitchy or motherly female. Furthermore, these gender and sexual identities serve to allow and restrict certain characters in their place at Bryant Park. Patriarchal gay men and sensitive straight men are given a shot at the prize, while women are only allowed to win if they do not perform their womanhood. Left in the margins, the performance of mothers, non-patriarchal gays and non-parental straight men always end with an "auf Weidersehen."

This thesis is concerned with the development of a new measurement device for the realistic assessment of braking capability of landing airplanes for winter runways. Landing represents one of the most safety-critical phases of aircraft operation. Aircraft runway excursion incidents occur due to the unpredictability of the runway pavement condition. This is especially true during winter time when the runway is often covered by deformable contaminants. Several accidents are discussed that list the deteriorated condition of the runway pavement and the inability to accurately report this condition as the main causes for the excursions. The accuracy of the approaches currently adopted by the airport authorities around the world to monitor the condition of the runway pavement are evaluated. The conventional and current practice of runway condition monitoring is focused on identifying the maximum tire-pavement frictional drag mu value and often neglects the characteristics of actual aircraft brake control system as well as the comprehensive effects coming from various factors such as deformable contaminants on the winter runway. The braking availability tester discussed here is designed to take a different approach for the realistic assessment of braking availability of landing aircrafts. The main idea of this device is to mimic the braking operation of actual aircrafts as closely as possible by incorporating the same brake mechanism and the brake control system used in existing aircrafts. The architecture of the device from the ground-up including the suite of sensors, the structure of the wheel, important actuators, and the real-time brake control system are discussed in detail. More importantly, the operational principles of the braking availability tester (BAT) are outlined which help one understand how the system works together. A new method to quantify the braking availability on the runway using the BAT is explained. The testing and data collection strategy for implementing this technique is also outlined. Additionally, the results from preliminary tests are presented to verify the functionality of the BAT. The results are used to verify that the BAT operates with the brake control system of an aircraft. Finally, experimental data sets from dry and contaminated pavement testing are presented to show the effect of different weather conditions on the operation of the BAT.

Runway incursions (RWYI) are a daily phenomenon in the world and is a threat to safety. The severity of a RWYI can be high and it is a problem that is subject to improvements. The purpose of this report is to present the findings after an investigation of RWYI in general and what is being done to prevent it in Sweden. The main focus is to present the problem from an air traffic controller (ATCO) and pilot perspective. However, we are also presenting all the different stakeholders involved in the problem followed with associated risks and means to prevent a RWYI from happening. We also present technical aids and working methodology used today in air traffic control towers in Sweden and in addition some technology implemented abroad. Some suggested improvements that the stakeholders can take into consideration when developing their work to reduce the risk for a RWYI is also presented. The method used during the investigation has mainly been literature studies, interviews with different stakeholders and study visits to Bromma tower, Arlanda tower and SAAB/Linköping tower. We have found that the pilots and vehicle drivers are the most contributing stakeholders to a RWYI in Sweden. The investigation also shows that ATCOs and pilots share some opinions regarding risks but also improvements. Both ATCOs and pilots agree that weather with bad visibility, as well as darkness, is increasing the risk for an incident or accident to happen. Furthermore, complacency, fatigue and tiredness are also risks that are shared between ATCOs and pilots. We have also found that airports have different means to prevent a RWYI. At Arlanda, the ATC system is well developed with electronic equipment and stop bars at the taxiways, which is not the case for either Bromma or SAAB/Linköping airport. Even pilots in different airlines operate differently when about to enter a runway and there is no standard operating procedure (SOP) developed in all companies. Some of the suggested improvements are to implement stop-bars on every airport and that it should be mandatory to equip vehicles operating on the maneuvering area with maps.

The continues growth in aviation and passenger numbers is putting more pressure on airports to become more efficient in order to reduce the number of delays due to external factors such as weather, pilot deviation/errors and airport maintenance traffic. As major hubs (e.g. Heathrow, New York or Paris) expand in size to accommodate more traffic; aircraft surface movement and management become more complex and the margin for error is even lower. The traditional airport traffic management tools in large airports are increasingly stretched to the limit in meeting safety and traffic throughput requirements. This presents a huge challenge to the efficiency of airport operations because of the increased number of departures and arrivals at those airports. New technology for surface movement needs to be implemented in order to increase the safety and airport capacity. The federal aviation authorities in the USA was first to introduce the concept of Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) to address this problem in commercial airdrome operations. The system facilitates pilot recognition of the route designated by the traffic controllers and uses warning information to make them aware of any potential deviations/incursions. The system is introduced to enhance the efficiency of surface movement by increasing the aircraft taxiing speed and reducing any pilot errors during bad weather conditions. This thesis focuses on the surface guidance system for aircraft equipped with head-up display. A simulation model of the virtual environment using FlightGear and Simulink is developed based on the study of a moving map and surface guidance system for Head-Up Display (HUD) to assign the route, guide the aircraft on the designated taxiway and avoid potential conflict with other aircraft. A method of generating an airport in FlightGear and driving an airport moving map to rotate and move is also illustrated which includes the data processing flow chart and system flow chart. The Ordnance Survey National Grid and world coordinate system is discussed and used to transform from GPS latitude and longitude data to the position on Nation Grid. There is also an explanation of the 3D viewing process to generate the virtual taxiway geometries on the HUD. The communication between the traffic console and airplane is also discussed.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, March, 1999. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 182 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-156).