Technical Seminar "The Visual Warning System"
Louis M. Hebert
Wed Jan 21, 02-03:00pm, Stata Center, 32-G44, Refreshments to be provided
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Visual Warning System (VWS) addresses warning pilots violating flight restrictions over Washington DC. Due to instrument failure or inexperience, a pilot may inadvertently enter Washington airspace without authorization, which may appear threatening from an air defense perspective. A method is needed to warn the pilot about the violation and explain that corrective action is needed. Although radio communication can warn pilots, many smaller aircraft are not required to have continuous contact with air traffic controllers. VWS was developed to provide more reliable communication with a pilot violating airspace rules and to prompt immediate actions by the pilot to contact air traffic control and exit the restricted flight zone. The system was designed, developed and deployed in Washington by MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Contact: Gary A. Hackett, S2-127A, 181-7056, hackett@ll.mit.edu
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The Visual Warning System
Louis M. Hebert
Wed Jan 21, 02-03:00pm, 32-G449 (Kiva/Patel)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
The development and operation of the Visual Warning System (VWS), providing a warning to pilots violating the restricted areas over Washington DC. An aircraft pilot may inadvertently enter the airspace over Washington without proper authorization. Many smaller aircraft operate under rules which do not require continuous contact with air traffic controllers. The VWS was developed to provide an additional way to communicate with a pilot violating airspace rules, and to prompt an immediate action by the pilot to contact air traffic control and exit the restricted flight zone. The system was designed, developed, and deployed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Refreshments.
Louis M. Hebert is assistant leader of the Surveillance Systems Group and program manager for the Enhanced Regional
Situational Awareness Program.
Contact: Gary Hackett, hackett@ll.mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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