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Airstrip Equipment Management System
The apron equipment management system is an integrated solution whose core objective is to ensure that all ground facilities and equipment operate in coordination throughout the entire process—from an aircraft's arrival and positioning to its departure. This system is used to manage ground service support facilities and equipment, monitor their operational status in real time, and record equipment usage.
Architecture Diagram
In traditional apron/stand areas, numerous systems, devices, and technological solutions belonging to different stakeholders are scattered throughout. In most cases, these systems, devices, and technologies were designed without considering their ability to work together seamlessly. As a result, it is common for flights to arrive at their designated stands only to find that the necessary equipment or personnel are not yet ready, preventing immediate service provision. This can lead to flight delays, missed connection opportunities, unnecessary fuel consumption, and additional waiting time for both passengers and crew members. By leveraging data sensing, multi-source data aggregation, and shared data subscriptions, this system achieves automation and digitalization of the support process, thereby addressing in a unified manner the issues of data silos, data chimneys, and the lack of data caused by missing sensors and connectivity. Serving as the “edge data hub” for stand equipment management, this system integrates data from all ground facilities and systems—including passenger boarding bridges, parking guidance systems, underground pits, ground power units, ground air conditioning systems, fresh water pump stations, sewage discharge pump stations, and flushing water pump stations. The system provides real-time planning and monitoring of the operational status and usage of these devices, while also collecting process data for operational analysis and metering. It is a core subsystem supporting the airport’s smart apron system and enabling the realization of the operational goal of “automation under the wings.”
Data Interconnectivity: Based on industrial networks and fieldbuses, this system connects ground support equipment and facilities at aircraft stands. It creates an integrated "single network" that seamlessly interlinks physical and digital aircraft stands, enabling quantitative physical perception of the apron. This also facilitates more intensive, convenient, and automated operations for flight support equipment.
High-Efficiency and Precise Control: Leveraging industrial automation and microprocessors on the apron, this system achieves precise control over start-stop operations, metering, and emergency responses. It enables real-time control and accurate metering of apron resources such as jet bridges, parking guidance systems, ground pits, power supplies, air conditioning units, and pump stations, ensuring more reliable control and higher measurement accuracy.
Local Efficient Collaboration: By utilizing flight information, aircraft stand resource information, and dynamic flight updates distributed and pushed through the airport’s smart apron system, and leveraging technologies like industrial automation and IoT, we’ve established comprehensive local collaboration among ground resources at aircraft stands. This ensures coordinated and consistent operation of facilities and equipment throughout the entire ground support process—from guiding arriving flights to their designated stands to pushing departing flights out of the gate—making operations more efficient and safer.
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No. 128, Building 4, Area A, Yinhe Road, Southeast Street, Changshu City
Xi'an High-tech Zone Headquarters
No. 176, Biyuan 2nd Road, Xi'an High-tech Zone
West Xian New District Airport New Town Manufacturing Base
Southeast of Tianmao Avenue and Beidu South Street, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province