Feasibility Analysis of an Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) Based Surface Trilateration Surveillance System.

Abstract

Analysis indicates there are feasible methods for achieving surveillance of vehicles on the airport surface by means of time-of-arrival measurements of the vehicle's ATCRBS Transponder reply at three or more receiver sites. The report contains a definition of an ATCRBS based surface surveillance system, analyses of various problems and techniques to achieve a satisfactory data acquisition subsystem, and criteria for conducting a test program for further verification of feasibility and design.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0763328

Entities

People

  • John D. Vinatieri

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Airports
  • Beacons
  • Contracts
  • Cooperation
  • Data Acquisition
  • Measurement
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Surveillance
  • Traffic
  • Transponders
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design