Design Considerations for an Aircraft Obstacle Avoidance System Based on Obstacle Strike Accident Experience.

Abstract

Ninety-eight obstacle strikes by US Army aircraft are analyzed with a view toward influencing the design of airborne obstacle avoidance systems. Considered in the report are the salient factors relating to the accident: location of the accident, type of aircraft involved, type of obstacle struck, aircraft mission, mode of flight, weather conditions, and altitude. Recommendations are made concerning operational features of an effective obstacle avoidance system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0905412

Entities

People

  • C. M. Kellington

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Army Aircraft
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Obstacle Avoidance Systems

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management