Automated runway incursion alert

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to,
• receive, from a location sensor on board an aircraft, location sensor data for the aircraft;
• receive location data for target traffic, wherein the location data for the target traffic comprises automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data received from an ADS-B receiver communicatively coupled with the computing system, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to use the ADS-B data to determine the location of the target traffic;
• based on the location sensor data for the aircraft, determine a location, a speed, and a direction of travel for the aircraft;
• based on the location data for the target traffic, determine a location, a speed, and a direction of travel for the target traffic;
• determine that the aircraft meets one or more ownship alert criteria;
• determine that the target traffic meets one or more target traffic alert criteria;
• determine whether a distance between a centerline of each runway of parallel runways is less than a threshold distance;
• based upon determining that the aircraft meets the one or more ownship alert criteria, the target traffic meets the one or more target traffic alert criteria and the distance between the centerline of each runway of the parallel runways is not less than the threshold distance, output a runway incursion alert;
• and
• inhibit output of the runway incursion alert when the distance between the centerline of each runway of the parallel runways is less than the threshold distance.

A computing system, comprising:

• a GPS sensor on board an aircraft, the GPS sensor configured to output GPS sensor data;
• a location data receiver configured to receive location data for target traffic wherein the location data for the target traffic comprises automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data received from an ADS-B receiver communicatively coupled with the computing system;
• and
• one or more processors configured to,
• receive the GPS sensor data from the GPS sensor;
• based on the GPS sensor data for the aircraft, determine a position, a speed, and a direction of travel for the aircraft;
• use the location data for the target traffic to determine a location, a speed, and a direction of travel for the target traffic;
• determine that the aircraft meets one or more ownship alert criteria;
• determine that the target traffic meets one or more target traffic alert criteria;
• determine whether a distance between a centerline of each runway of parallel runways is less than a threshold distance;
• based upon determining that the aircraft meets the one or more ownship alert criteria, the target traffic meets the one or more target traffic alert criteria, and the distance between the centerline of each runway of the parallel runways is not less than the threshold distance, output a runway incursion alert;
• and
• inhibit output of the runway incursion alert when the distance between the centerline of each runway of the parallel runways is less than the threshold distance.