Intelligent Airport Lighting Control and Monitoring System (I-ALCMS)

A control and monitoring system for airfield ground lighting: it brings constant current regulators, UPS and the state of every individual lamp onto one console, pinning a failure to the fixture that caused it. The design is dual-redundant, so no single point of failure takes the monitoring down; a high-speed Ethernet architecture polls every device at once while still speaking to legacy field buses, so a retrofit keeps its existing gear. Switching commands carry a spoken second confirmation, so a mis-press never reaches the runway.

Application/Use

Features

• The dual-redundancy design provides high availability and reliability to eliminate interruptions caused by single points of failure.
• By adopting a high-speed Ethernet architecture, the system can concurrently monitor all devices, and be compatible with traditional field bus systems, greatly enhancing real-time performance of system.
• The core component—the Local Monitoring Computer (LMC) possesses high anti-interference capability, ensuring stable operation in complex electromagnetic environments and preventing light monitoring signals from being affected by external disturbances.
• Featuring an elegant and intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI), and designed to align with user’s habits, which ensures the operation is user-friendly and easy to learn.
• Switching commands for lights are equipped with foolproof features such as secondary voice confirmation to prevent mis-operation.
• Integrating real-time monitoring and display of PAPI data including angles, temperatures, and alarm status, enhancing the safety of airport operations.
• Featuring intelligent adjustment functions such as de-icing, working with Airsafe's lighting fixture can meet the specific needs of airports.
• Integrating professional-grade monitoring of high- and low-voltage power systems and diesel generators, providing detailed data and synchronizing to the unified database of I-ALCMS.
• Featuring runway lighting calibration function to maximally improve the accuracy and convenience of calibration operations.
• Featuring professional communication interfaces that are compatible with all on-site equipment (single-lamp-systems, circuit systems, and power supply systems), and protocols such as CAN, RS485, RJ45, DODI, enabling real-time monitoring of all monitored equipment.
• Featuring professional communication interfaces for integration with upper-level systems such as the Airport Operational Database (AODB), Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (ASMGCS), Runway Status Light systems (RWSL), and Tower Operation Management System (TOMS).
• The system can be seamlessly integrated with the Single-Lamp Control and Monitoring System (SLCMS).
• Integrating AI algorithms and machine learning models for self-diagnosis and fault prediction of monitored objects and the system, enabling proactive warnings and alarms.
• Designed in compliance with international safety standards, with enhanced cybersecurity and data encryption to ensure the safety of operators and airport equipment.