How can DHFs technology improve runway availability?

DHFs software will improve the fault management and thereby the runway availibility at international airports. DHFs software can upgrade existing airfield lighting and approach systems with unique AI functionality.

Faults in airfield lightning, approach systems and other airside systems causes delays in both the arrival and ground departure flow. Aircraft in holding pattern, extension of the approach flight path, additional taxi-out time and queuing at the runways are common delay factors for airport operations, airlines and passengers.

A fault in a complex airfield system usually leads to large number of consequential faults. In control rooms, most variables are measured and monitored by alarms. A non- trivial fault can often lead to a large amount of trigged alarms, a so-called alarm cascades. Alarm cascades generate information overload and give conventional alarm lists only limited benefit in case of incidents.

The problem with alarm cascades, in airfield lighting and other airport systems, is something that can be solved in a sophisticated way.

DHF’s AFDS (Airport Fault Detection System) can perform root-cause analysis online in real-time, as a fault situation develops. Large alarm cascades can be reduced to a single initiating event. This becomes useful throughout complex fault situations. The problem DHF solves for the airport is to find the needle in the haystack – the important alarm among hundreds of alarms which constitutes the root fault.

DHF’s software is the only software on the market able to identify 100 per cent of any possible root fault and filtrate them from any consequential fault. The AFDS software can more substantially reduce the number of alarms in airfield lighting and approach systems and thereby increase the airfield availability.

How can DHF’s system reduce negative environmental footprint in the airport industry? With significantly less aircraft movements both in the air and on the ground, DHF’s system contribute significantly to reduced negative environmental impact.

How can DHF help other suppliers to enhance operational efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of airport operations?

AFDS – Airport Fault Detection System can be connected to the majority of critical airport systems. AFDS enables leading suppliers of airport systems to reinvent their own offerings. In partnership with other suppliers DHF sees opportunities to implement the latest solution at several hub size airports in Europe and in the Asia Pacific region over the next year.

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ANDREAS DELHUSEN is President and CEO of DHF Airport Solutions AB. He has a solid background in aviation and international airport business. A flight captain with 10 years’ experience as an active
pilot, Andreas then spent 25 + years dealing with airport solutions such as passenger boarding bridges, visual docking guidance systems, aircraft ground support equipment and airport IT solutions for a variety of air traffic control and airport systems. Andreas is CEO and co-founder of DHF Airport Solutions AB.