菲尼克斯三座机场10月启动地面车辆防撞测试 霍尼韦尔SURF-A可提前30秒预警
10月起，菲尼克斯三座机场的地面车辆将陆续装上一种原本为飞行员设计的跑道防撞技术。霍尼韦尔航空航天（Honeywell Aerospace）与菲尼克斯市航空局签署合作研究协议，在菲尼克斯天港国际机场（Phoenix Sky Harbor International）、菲尼克斯固特异机场（Phoenix Goodyear）和菲尼克斯鹿谷机场（Phoenix Deer Valley）测试 Surface Alert（SURF-A）系统能否从驾驶舱延伸到消防车、救护车和其他在停机坪、滑行道与跑道附近作业的车辆上。
SURF-A 目前的作用，是在飞机可能与跑道上的另一架飞机发生冲突时，向飞行员发出实时语音和视觉警报。新一轮测试会把这套航电技术与数字机场地图结合，让地面车辆驾驶员也能更早掌握周围交通动态。霍尼韦尔表示，这是全球机场首次把同类防撞技术装到地面车辆上进行评估。
系统利用 GPS 数据、广播式自动相关监视（ADS-B）设备和软件分析来定位交通风险，理论上可在碰撞发生前最多30秒发出预警；当飞机处于冲突航线上时，飞行员会在耳机中听到警报，并在驾驶舱显示屏上看到"跑道上有交通"的提示。地面车辆测试从10月开始、持续到2026年年底，测试结束后，霍尼韦尔与菲尼克斯市航空局将评估结果，再决定下一步推广与合作方向。
菲尼克斯市长凯特·加莱戈（Kate Gallego）表示，与总部位于本地的霍尼韦尔合作，把首创的防撞技术用于跑道地面车辆，有助于保护机场员工、乘客和机组人员。对客流繁忙的天港机场来说，这项测试的意义在于把跑道安全从"飞行员看见"扩展为"所有在跑道周边移动的人和车都能被提醒"。
资料来源：Runway Girl Network（霍尼韦尔新闻稿）。
Phoenix Airports Begin Ground-Vehicle Collision-Avoidance Testing as Honeywell SURF-A Moves Beyond the Cockpit
Ground vehicles at three Phoenix airports are being fitted this fall with a runway collision-avoidance technology originally built for pilots. Honeywell Aerospace has signed a collaborative research agreement with the City of Phoenix Aviation Department to study bringing its Surface Alert (SURF-A) technology to vehicle operators at Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix Goodyear and Phoenix Deer Valley airports.
SURF-A currently gives pilots real-time aural and visual alerts when an aircraft is on a trajectory toward another aircraft on a runway. The Phoenix study will evaluate expanding that protection beyond the cockpit to fire trucks, ambulances and other vehicles working on ramps, taxiways and runways, combining the avionics with a digital airport map to improve situational awareness. Honeywell says the collaboration marks the first time any airport in the world will use this type of collision-avoidance technology aboard ground vehicles.
The system uses GPS data, ADS-B equipment and software analytics to pinpoint hazards up to 30 seconds before impact. Testing in airport vehicles at the three Phoenix airports begins in October and runs through the end of 2026, after which Honeywell and the city will decide next steps. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said the first-of-its-kind partnership with the hometown company is intended to protect airport employees, passengers and flight crews while advancing runway safety.
Source: Runway Girl Network (Honeywell press release).
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