FREQUENTIS PRODUCT PRESENTATION – TOWER AUTOMATION Airport Show 2014 - Dubai May 11 th 2014

FREQUENTIS PRODUCT PRESENTATION – TOWERAUTOMATION

Airport Show 2014 - Dubai

May 11th 2014

Page: 2© FREQUENTIS 2014 Presentation Date: 2014-04-04

FRQ smartTools - Airport Show Dubai May 2014_V10.pptx Author: P.Mayo

Our Mission

Communications & Information Solutions

by FREQUENTIS for a World!



FREQUENTIS Yesterday

Vienna ATC Center - 1956



FREQUENTIS Today



Worldwide Control Centres develop towards the same standards.

More than 65 years of innovation & expertise inmission critical applications

We develop and market high reliable communication andinformation systems for mission critical applications

in the fields of Air Traffic Management and Public Safety & Transport.

ATM

Air Traffic Management

PST

Public Safety & Transport

ATM Civil Defence Public Safety Public Transport Maritime



Company Overview

Established in 1947

194 Mio. EUR Turnover 2013

Corporate headquarters in Vienna– Subsidiaries and regional offices in over 50 countries

about 1,215 Employees

Outstanding Engineering Capacity– more than 800 highly-qualified engineers (HW/SW/PM)

at FREQUENTIS headquarter and subsidiaries

Export Quota > 90%

R&D Quota > 12%

Global Market Leader in ATC Voice Communication Systems

Frequentis Group 2013Preliminary Figures

First Air Traffic Control System in Austria,Vienna / Schwechat, 1955

Breakthrough in the US: FAA CommandCentre / Herndon, Virginia, 2003

Company Headquarters on Wienerberg,relocation in 2006

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Worldwide References



References in The Region

Systems in 13 countries in MENA Region–

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Bahrain (10 systems)

Emirates (6 systems)

Egypt (16 systems)

Iran (1 system)

Iraq (11 systems)

Kuwait (2 systems)

Lebanon (1 system)

Libya (2 systems)

Morocco (2 systems)

Oman (10 system)

Qatar (8 systems)

Saudi Arabia (12 systems)– Yemen (1 system)

Our Business Area – CNS/ATM



- End-to-end communication system integration

- Voice Communication Systems - from small/medium to largest ACCs

- Integrated networks for Voice & Data

- Synchronized Voice & Data logging

- Emergency / backup systems

Tower Automation Systems- Optimizing the workflow in the Tower to improve usability, efficiency and thus safety by

introducing a new integrated operation concept

- Meteorological data

- NAV AIDS status information

- Runway lighting control

- Electronic flight strips

- Information System for Air Traffic Controller (F-SIS)

Information Systems-

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Aeronautical Information Service (FR-AIS)

Automatic Message Handling Systems (AMHS)

Turnkey Tower ATM Systems

Business Field - ATM Civil

Communication Systems



CUSTOMER



CUSTOMER



CUSTOMER REQUEST (Problem)



Tower and AirPort tools/smartTools

Tower Automation - The Glass Tower of

For the Display and Sharing of Operational Data



Reasons for Accidents 1991 – 2001 – “Boeing”

13%

66%

8%

5%

5%

3%

human error

aircraft failure

weather

service andmaintenance

ATM

others

Abt. Generalsekretariat/Quelle: Boeing



Legacy Tower

1 von x



Legacy Tower – Interoperability ???

1 von x



Legacy Tower – Usability ???



Systems AND Users define performance

What determines the number of aircraft that can be handled in a sectorwithout incident?

The combination of User and System!

Why is most money spent on system safety when the majority of errorsare human related?

The interface between User and System should be optimised.

Users of ATM systems are still confronted with inhomogeneousproducts from different vendors.

Key factor is USABILITY



What is Usability?

usability [yooza billati] – fit for use, capable of being used

«The extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specifiedgoals with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction in a specified context of use.»(ISO 9241)

Usability is the measure of the quality of a user’s experience when interacting with aproduct or system.

Usability main factors:– little effort to learn

– recall and recognition

– minimised user mistakes

– subjective user satisfaction

For each system different factors are of importance



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understand functional requirements

understand operational workflow

understand the needs of the user (objective and subjective)

Cooperative workflow engineering

Reduce stress by minimising operation time and mental workload–

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intuitive user interface layout

clear colour conventions

prevention of information overload

minimum key strokes

Reduce required training and the need of user manuals

How to achieve “usability”?

Provide the user with the functionality to operate the system



Customer specific solutions….



Complicated User Workspace

Separate Data

Different Vendors

Inefficient use of space

NavaidWeather Sensors Runway Lights AFTN Telephone LinesRadiosWAN

RecorderRunway LightingControl

Navaid StatusMonitoring

MeteorologicalDisplay

VCSStripsATIS System

Separate Unique Maintenance

Different HMIs

Typical Legacy System



Case Study – Saving Space Vienna Tower

smartProducts



The Solution = smartTools

RWY



One Harmonized Solution

Optimised User Interface

Unified Look and Feel

Integrated Solution

Unified Data

Simple Maintenance

Optimised Space

NavaidWeather Sensors Runway Lights AFTN Telephone LinesRadiosWAN

smartCom Voice RecorderDIVOSsmartMET

smartATIS

FSISsmartStrips

smartLICOSsmartNAV

FREQUENTIS



Basics: TAPtools 101

TASTower Automation Systemsthis is what a customer asks for

TAPtoolsTower and AirPort tools (smartPlatform)Frequentis‘ SOLUTION with its portfolio for TWR environment

smartTools Rel.4.0Product for information displayand control

smartStrips Rel. 4.0Product for flight datamanagement



TAPtools Applications

modular toolbox where you canpick what you need

consisting of management,information & control tools forATC

smart way of interaction andpresentation of data

offers a smart approach forintegration

for TWR, APP, and ACC



TAPtools Products = smartTools



TAPtools® - Architecture

Current sensors and data sources can remain

User interfaces are replaced with optimised presentation of data

APP

SRV

Dsiplay

smartLIC

OS

AMAN/DMAN

SmartStrips

smartATIS

smartC

OM

smartM

ET

smartN

AV

ASM

GCS

Billing



AFTN Lights,NAV Aids

Hardware: PCs, radios, network, consoles……

SDP FDP AWOS

TAPtools® SW Architecture - Open Platform

Services:Management,Integration,Support,etc;

TAPServerPLC:



smartMET, smartNAV, smartLICOS

presenting all relevant datafrom an airport

data are display in differentformats graphical / numericaloriented (includinganimations)

role Concept with specificlayouts and access rights

highlighting of criticalinformation

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RWY Block

Wind Thresholds – RVR Values

critical value changes

indication of outdated values



Example – smartMET / NAV



Example - smartLICOS



smartSIS

smartSIS

Support Information System

Combining SIS & smartTools to ONESolution

Designed for large scale deploymentsAPP, ACC (Hong Kong)

Free definable Data Pages

Improved Document & Chartshandling

NOTAM Display



Example – smartATIS / VOLMET



VOLATIS - Centralized ATIS & VOLMET Solution



Building Blocks for Easy Customization



Airfield Adaptation

Customized HMI for each Project!



GUI Editor & Configuration

New Rendering Engine fordynamic HMI configuration

Easy Adaptation via GUIEditor

Configuration of

Layout

Component, Buttons,Labels and Clours

Mapping to DataModel

Flexible HMI without development !



Monitoring & Control

Monitor Hardware and Software andInterfaces as well as selected 3rdparty components

High Level Systems Status (e.g. forController Display)

Performance Monitoring (forpreventive maintenance)

Execution of Commands

Easy Configuration of Alarms

Alarm Notification via Mail or SMS

WEB based HMI

Distributed Monitoring

Specific Project Details



Norway – Actual Situation

over 30 small airports with lowtraffic

operated by 1 Officer

remote locations with weakinfrastructure



Norway – Issues / Problems

Issues / Problems :

Large variation of different TWR system

Demanding weather situations

High costs for maintenance & training

Weak networking and automation



Norway - the Frequentis Solution

ONE modular, standardized and integrated solution for

MET

NAV Aids

ATIS

Light Control

Tower CabinControl



Norway ICAMS – Our Solution

low cost approach with compact system design



Norway ICAMS - Our Solution

ONE adaptable solution package fittingall towers

Product Core



Tower B

Tower C

Norway ICAMS - Our Solution

Optimized maintenance concept withcentralized monitoring solution

Tower A

ManagementCenter A

ManagementCenter B

WAN

Optional(Connection on Request)

Frequentis

Service Center



Thank You and for further information

Please Stop by Stand 6140 for

more information and a

demonstration of our products!

Optional Slides – If Needed

smartStrips – Electronic Flight Strips



Why Paper Flightstrips?

Paper Flightstrips are still thecommonly used tools for flight data handling.

Paper Flightstrips have evolved for decades.

Paper Flightstrips are ergonomically proven.

Controllers are used to mentally translate PaperFlightstrips into a 3D picture (“SituationAwareness”)

Controllers are suspicious to “other” instrumentsfor flight data handling

Paper Strips can’t fail



Why Not Paper Flightstrips?

Paper Flightstrips do notsupport real-time data flow

Flight plan data update cannot bedone (easily)

Hand-written information is lostto the succeeding workflow

Data on a Paper Flightstrips cannotbe shared.

Recurring costs of paper and stripprinter



smartStrips Basics

What is smartStrips? FREQUENTIS Flight Data Management for APRON, ACC, APP, TWR

Using Electronic Flight Strips as HMI

Efficient and highly usable management of flight data

How does it fit into ATC environment? Strip printer replacement / Standalone system without FDPS connection

Bi-directional FDPS interface

Focus on Functionality

Usability

Redundancy

Safety



smartStrips

Open System- Based on COTS hardware and software. Open interface concept

allows easy integration of additional systems.

Touch screen based user interface- Tablet based GUI allows for intuitive operation and transition from

traditional paper strip handling.

Virtual paper strip- smartStrips are faster, clearer and more flexible than paper strips



Objectives of smartStrips Design

Controller Acceptance

Short and Safe Transition

Site by Site Flexibility

Legacy Paper Flightstrips smartStrips Electronic Flightstrips



Outstanding Usability

High usability due to direct manipulation of strips

Well known look and handling

Direct eye-hand correlation

Support of mental traffic picture

Reduction of mental and physical workload

Short transition and training time



smartStrips - Flexible Layout

Flexible layout design - customised look & feel possible



smartStrips - Handwriting Mode

Data input via Handwriting on strips



smartStrips - Change of Flight Level

Input via Pop-Up lists - extremely fast and machine-readable



smartStrips - Change of Heading

Input of Headings via customized & optimized dialogs



smartStrips - Strip Movement & Handover

Strips can be moved on screen and put into bays

Strip handover between different working positions

Workflow support (strip moves according predefined workflow)



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Approach Center Installation - USAF

Console with paper stripholders

Console withSmartStrips



Tower Installations

Nigeria – Safe Towers Project

Hamburg RAMP Control

Specific Project Details



Hong Kong EFS - System Scope

3 Systems

- Main Tower (12 CWPs)

- Backup Tower (4 CWPs)

- EFS in 360° Simulator (4CWPs)

Integrated Tower CWP

Multiple Data Interfaces

Digital Departure Clearanceusing ARINC datalink

FREQUENTIS as PrimeContractor

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Strip Control DisplayUnit using:smartStrips

Integrated Display Unit(IDU) using:smartTools incl.smartSIS

Our Solution: Automation Solution based on TAPtools

1) Platform: Fail safe TAPtools integration platform

2) CWP:



Hong Kong System Overview

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FREQUENTIS PRODUCT PRESENTATION – TOWER AUTOMATION Airport Show 2014 - Dubai May 11 th 2014