Simulation of the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (SOAR) with Application to a Discrete Address Beacon System. Volume 1. Text

Abstract

The report describes a computer simulation of the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS). Operating on real air traffic data and actual characteristics of the relevant ground interrogators, the FORTRAN program re- enacts system operation in a pulse-by-pulse manner. The level of detail thus incoprorated into the program structure enables a computer-generated representation of the air traffic controller's display to be produced. The versatility of the simulation model is further evidenced by the incorporation of program modifications which also make possible investigation of the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS). These program modifications permit examination and evaluation of the effectiveness of DABS interrogations in an ATCRBS environment. Results of simulation of DABS operation in a 1980 interrogator environment are furnished in this document.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010473

Entities

People

  • Louis A. Kleiman
  • Mary Jane Miner

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Dead Time
  • Decoding
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Discrete Address Beacon Systems
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Statistics
  • Time Intervals
  • Transportation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design