Process and device for automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position and management system therefor

A device for automatically guiding an aircraft to a parking position in a parking zone of an airport, comprising:

• at least one video camera located in the parking zone to detect the aircraft and to output video signals;
• at least one evaluation unit connected with the at least one video camera to determine correction instructions for direction of the aircraft and to provide video sequences from the video signals;
• a signal transmission unit to transmit the correction instructions to a control of the aircraft;
• and
• a video sequence transmission unit to make the video sequences available for call-up by control personnel.

Management system to operate an automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position, comprising:

• at least one video camera to detect the aircraft and to output video signals;
• at least one evaluation unit connected with the at least one video camera to determine correction instructions for the aircraft and to provide video sequences from the video signals;
• a signal transmission unit to transmit the correction instructions to the aircraft;
• a video sequence transmission unit to make the video sequences available for call-up by control personnel;
• and
• a central control unit having a monitor to display the video sequences and monitoring data.