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SAFEDOCK®
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Safegate Group
Manual Date: 6 February 2015
Chapter: INTRODUCTION Version: 2.7
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Term Description
Active state The Safedock system is scanning the stand area for an approaching
aircraft.
Alphanumeric display/
Text display The upper portion of the Pilot Display. It is used as a text display capable
of displaying alphanumeric characters.
Safedock Maintenance
Tool A software system run on a PC connected to the Safedock system. It is
used to maintain and configure the Safedock
Azimuth display The middle portion of the Pilot Display. It is used to indicate the lateral
position of the aircraft relative to the centreline.
Block-Off transaction/
Chock-Off transaction A message sent from Superior System to FIDS when an aircraft has left
the stand. The message can be used for billing purposes.
Block-On transaction/
Chocks-On transaction A message sent from Superior System to FIDS when an aircraft has
reached the stop position. The message can be used for billing purposes.
Calibration control A procedure performed periodically around the clock. It verifies that the
system is in operation condition.
Capturing/
Capture Mode The Safedock system is scanning the stand area for an approaching
aircraft.
Chocks-On A visual message meant for the pilot allowing him/her to know that t the
chocks has been applied to the nose wheel. .
Closing rate display The lower portion of the Pilot Display. It is used to indicate the distance
remaining to the stop position for the approaching aircraft.
Control Unit The processing centre for the Safedock system. It is mounted in the same
cabinet as the Pilot Display unit.
Docking Guidance
System
A system providing visual information to the pilot about an aircraft’s
position relative the centreline and stop position. It acts as an aid for the
pilot to manoeuvre the aircraft to the correct parking position.
Docking log/Safedock
log Each Safedock system will retain a number of logs of the latest docking
procedures. These docking logs can be downloaded using the
Maintenance PC, or be automatically downloaded to a Superior System.
Docking procedure The procedure by which a Safedock system leads an incoming aircraft to
the predefined stop position. It consists of aircraft selection by operator,
system self-test, Capture, Tracking and aircraft verification.
Laser Range Finder/
LRF A measuring device using laser pulses to measure the distance to an
object.
Laser Scanning Unit/
Laser Unit A device made up of a Laser Range Finder and two mirrors mounted on
stepper motors. The device uses the two mirrors to direct the laser pulses
from the LRF in two dimensions, resulting in a three-dimensional scan of
the stand area.
Pilot Display Unit The Safedock
system uses a display consisting several 8x8 dot ‘light
emitting diode’ boards to display text, azimuth and closing rate information
to the pilots.
Maintenance PC A PC used to run the Safedock Maintenance Tool. It can be a portable PC
connected locally to a Safedock system, or a stationary PC connected to
the units via LAN or through Superior System.