Innovative Business Model for the Management of Airports in Purpose to Identify Runway Damage in Time

Abstract

Runways are exposed to significant burdens and other external factors that cause their deformation. Monitoring runway deformities and determining the resulting damage is a complicated procedure which requires a rapid and accurate assessment of these deformities and evaluation of the damage they cause. In this study, an optimized process to determine this damage based on geodetic measurements was developed. A novelty of our research is a prototype model for the maintenance of smaller airport runways with an emphasis on damage detection. The model is also intended for sustainable development, as it is open source in which we can enter various data. A model and algorithm that enables tabulation and graphical display of surface anomalies were developed for the detailed analysis of the collected data. This model allows monitoring of runway deformities to determine the resulting damage, thus facilitating timely planning of necessary maintenance. As a result, unexpected runway closures and related high costs can be prevented. In this study, we also compared the obtained results with those obtained using the open-source program Quantum GIS (QGIS) to confirm the accuracy and applicability of the algorithm.

Modelling of Evenness of Runways as an Element of Sustainable Airport Maintenance

“…Detecting deformations and determining their shape and dimensions are complex processes that require an interdisciplinary approach [42][43][44][45][46]. Recently, automated acquisition and processing of spatial data on road and runway deformations has been the subject of much research [47][48][49][50][51][52][53].…”

“…The measurement was performed using geodetic equipment such as the technology of the robotic total station RTS and GNSS technology: We had a 360 • prism and a GNSS receiver installed on a specially designed unsprung vehicle. In the article [51,52], we described a detailed data capture with geodetic equipment. The determination of the position of deformations was carried out based on the established geodetic network, which provides a geometric basis.…”

“…The measurement has a total of 6618 measured and calibrated points and is shown in Figure 2. For all measured points, information on the x and y geodetic coordinates and elevation at the measurement point (h = z geodetic coordinate) were included in the geodetic accuracy [51,56]. Figure 1.…”

“…The measurement has a total of 6618 measured and calibrated points and is shown in Figure 2. For all measured points, information on the x and y geodetic coordinates and elevation at the measurement point (h = z geodetic coordinate) were included in the geodetic accuracy [51,56]. All models considered were created at a resolution of 2650 × 1920, the pixel size was 0.1 × 0.1 m, which means that the modelling was performed for a minimum runway area of 1 dm 2 .…”

Optimization and Development of the Model for Monitoring the Deformations on the Airport Runways

“…In the present research and also in [36,37], we have, with the help of newly established models for measuring and assessing the airport infrastructure, and with the help of the made prototype for the runway management maintenance, examined the possibility to consider the already established and the ICAO regulated safety demands. They are based on the physical testing of the runway state and those demanded methods cannot be uniquely used in the computer environment.…”