Design and Analysis of Warning System for Aircraft Wingtip Proximity to Hangar Column using Ultrasonic Sensor

Sutiawan Sutiawan; Dena Hendriana; Hanny J Berchmans; Henry Nasution; Gembong Baskoro

doi:10.33555/cmei.v2i1.33

Sutiawan Sutiawan GMF AeroAsia
Dena Hendriana Swiss German University
Hanny J Berchmans Swiss German University
Henry Nasution Swiss German University
Gembong Baskoro Swiss German University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33555/cmei.v2i1.33

Keywords: column warning system, ultrasonic sensor, proximity warning, internet of things, wingtip collision

Abstract

Aircraft maintenance is using very large hangar as a place to work on the aircrafts and the hangar can fit several aircrafts at the same time. The aircrafts are moved using tow cars in and out of the hangar. The hangar is so big that it requires columns for its structure and these columns present risk to the aircrafts for having wingtip collitions during towing in and out of the hangar. In this study, warning system for aircraft wingtip proximity to the hangar columns is designed. This warning system is using ultrasonic sensors attached to the columns and controlled by Arduino micro processor and wirelessly connected as Internet of Things system to warn the driver of the tow car. The ultrasonic sensors are placed in the columns based on dimension and elevation of 2 different most common aircraft wingtips to get effective column warning system. The speed of tow car affects the driver time to response the warning and based on calculations and experiments, the tow car driver should have enough time to respond the warning system.