07-12-2012, 11:26 AM
GSM based Airport Automation (GAA)
ABSTRACT
Every one seems to be busy and going somewhere” – Well to think about it, Yes with the
advancements in the technology the world is becoming smaller and smaller day by day.
Every nook and corner of the world seems to be reachable in no time. Thanks to the
technology advancements in the filed of Aviation. They say “with the Power comes the
responsibility”. This facility to make us reach anywhere also needs to be controlled properly.
These thoughts lead us to believe, design and automate some areas of the airport facility.
In a normal scenario, during the landing of aircraft there is only a verbal confirmation issued
from the ATC (Air Traffic Controller) to the pilot. The plane after landing is then directed to a
gate where it is parked and the passengers can come to the lounge to collect their baggage.
Typically all the electric devices in the lounges are controlled manually and when a flight
arrives they are activated and then later on they are deactivated. Also the baggage
collection belts are always running. All these things lead to a lot of wastage of power and
wrong happenings (considering accidents) owing to the human errors.
Also, at the time of the departure of the flight there are many things that needs to be taken
care of, for e.g. there is a need to know the status of the fueling, servicing, crew boarding,
catering, security check clearance, passenger boarding, preliminary checks etc.