Proposed Technical Characteristics for the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS).

Abstract

This report parallels the Proposed U.S. National Aviation Standard for the Discrete Address Beacon System. However, in addition to the material contained in the Proposed Standard this document provides a more detailed performance specification for the DABS transponder including specifications on transponder receiver sensitivity and performance in interference. It includes specifications for a proposed digital datalink interface and defines message and control fields associated with experimental transponder data applications. It also includes guidance material on the performance of an optional transponder antenna diversity scheme. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048246

Entities

People

  • J. D. Welch
  • P. H. Robeck

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Decoding
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Detection
  • Discrete Address Beacon Systems
  • Frequency
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Repetition Rate
  • Shift Registers
  • Standards
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.