Over the years, technology has
revolutionized our perspective of the world. Technology has created amazing
tools and resources, putting each person’s most useful information at their fingertips.
With all of these revolutions, technology has also made our lives easier,
faster, better… and more. Every human who lives in the modern world has
experienced how technology has changed their life.
“Every once in a while, a new technology, an old
platform, and a big idea turn into an
innovation.” Dean Kamen.
The
Aviation sector started to adopt its revolutionized technology modernization
after the US airline deregulation act in 1978. The ease of travel became one of
the reasons why passengers choose regular travel patterns and technology made
things easier to achieve fastest, quickest, reliable, resourceful, easiest and
advanced systems to fulfill passenger needs.
While
the technology spread across the aviation industry and the propeller aircrafts
start to replace by jet engines, the new machines took part in the loading-unloading process to assist with the quick turnaround of the jet
aircrafts. Not limited to that, state of art baggage handling systems, fly by
wire concept, integrated online bookings, built-in aircraft communication
instruments and live flight tracking radar can be rate as few of the major
milestones in the revolutionized aviation industry.
This
article rolls out a significant, yet no other airport has implemented but it completes
a full process of automation where the stakeholders can benefit saves time and
utilize manpower & most importantly it leads to gain reputation and the
recognition by airport council international (ACI) to promote professional
excellence in airport management and
operations.
To
fulfill the concept of “Standalone parking bay”, let me introduce the automated
aircraft chocks and safety cones. The built-in aircraft chocks automatically
lift underground once the aircraft comes to a complete stop at the bay. Then
followed by the safety cones start rising up above the ground from the
designated spots. The chocks and cones either can be sensor activate or
remote-controlled bearing the same width, height, and length. The prime
objective is to embrace the technology as a safety precaution where there are
chances of aircraft roll back after break release. Moving further, a great
addition to swift passenger disembarkation process for hub & spoke model
airports in the world.
Safety
cones can be rubber or plastic which goes underground when not necessary.
Similar to a remote-controlled rising bollard at security gates, these posts
can be the same height as in actual safety cones and placed them right around
the sharp edges of the aircraft. It is required to be prepared for more posts
at the bay as airline requirements can be different depending on the airline.
This concept can be well executed despite the
different types of aircraft handles at each parking bay prioritizing the
measurements and aircraft types on the bay and evaluate the size of the chock
and the right point of safety cones which need. Today the technology is
widespread where logistic needs for such a device can be made which fits
different types of aircraft and fix down at the pit level. Also, the rising bollard
not necessary to be fully underground nor it has to be metal finished. Thinking
further, a retractable rising plastic bollard can be made out of single used
plastic as an environmental consideration fact.
So,
to best conclude, “the self-parking stand” or “stand-alone parking bay” concept
is roll-out for discussions by the authorities and I would like to witness one
the day an aircraft is being marshaled by a drone to the parking stand, lift
the automated chocks and safety cones upon complete stop& end the process
with the sensor-controlled aero bridge connects directly to the aircraft door
for smooth disembarkation.
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