ADB SAFEGATE Safedock X / FleX / T1 — Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS)
Infrared laser + 3D scanning A-VDGS — active aircraft parking guidance in virtually all weather. 300+ airports worldwide.
Safedock is ADB SAFEGATE's flagship Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System product line. The current Safedock X pairs the proven infrared laser and 3D scanning sensor with a radar module for unrivalled performance under low-visibility conditions. The modular Safedock FleX separates the scanning unit from the pilot display, supporting tight parking positions and optimising sightlines for both flight crew and ground crew. The networked Safedock T1 delivers IR-laser + 3D scanning at lower-cost stand counts. All three actively scan the gate area both vertically and horizontally to capture and track the inbound aircraft, measuring fuselage and wing dimensions on either side of the centreline to verify the aircraft type matches what was expected. Over 300 airports operate Safedock and approximately half of all global air travellers — about two billion passengers per year — reach their gate via a Safedock-equipped stand. GCC deployments include major Gulf hubs.
Key specs
| Sensing technology (X / FleX / T1) | Infrared laser + 3D scanning (X adds radar) |
| Scanning dimensions | Vertical + horizontal volume scan |
| Aircraft type verification | Fuselage + wing dimensional check on either side of centreline |
| Low-visibility performance (Safedock X) | Radar-augmented for fog / heavy rain |
| Modularity (Safedock FleX) | Separate scanning unit + pilot display |
| Network architecture (Safedock T1) | Network-integrated for fleet management |
| Global reference fleet | 300+ airports, ~2 billion passengers / year |
| Operating temperature | Engineered for global climate range incl. Gulf summer |