An Airborne Traffic Situation Display System

Abstract

An airborne traffic situation display system which could be used as an adjunct to the evolving National Airspace System/Automatic Radar Control Terminal System (NAS/ARTS) is described. In the proposed system, a contemporary realization of an old concept, the NAS/ARTS data are broadcast. A small digital computer in an aircraft then selects from the message stream the data on its own aircraft, nearby aircraft, and a local map. These data, plus aircraft heading data from a directional gyro, are used to generate a situation display that can be aircraft-centered and heading-oriented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727769

Entities

People

  • Francis X. Brady
  • Howard Blatt
  • Richard W. Bush

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Display Systems
  • Geographic Regions
  • Message Processing
  • Navigation
  • Security
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space