ATC Surveillance/Communication Analysis and Planning

Abstract

The report describes activities in ATC Surveillance/Communication Analysis and Planning funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. It is the first Quarterly Technical Summary of this program, covering the period 1 September to 1 December 1971. The activities include preparation of a final 'Technical Development Plan for a Discrete Address Beacon System' in cooperation with FAA personnel and initiation of planning activities in preparation for undertaking the system engineering responsibility on DABS. Other activities initiated during the reporting period include air traffic surveillance requirements studies, investigations of current system performance, and investigations of critical areas related to the design of DABS. Field measurement of ATCRBS transponder performance has continued during the reporting period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0740518

Entities

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Links
  • Data Processing
  • Dead Time
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • False Alarms
  • Interrogation
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Probability
  • Signal Processing
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.