Target Acquisition Contours Generated for RCAG/BUEC Sites in the Contiguous United States.

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requested the Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center (ECAC) to investigate the effects of terrain on air-ground communications between air traffic controllers and aircraft. ECAC produced terrain-dependent coverage overlays at various altitudes for each Remote Communications Air/Ground (RCAG) and Backup Emergency Communications (BUEC) site in the contiguous United States. The ECAC Target Acquisition Model (TAM) was used to produce acquisition overlays for each RCAG/BUEC site. Data pertinent to each site was acquired from ECAC data files. This data was verified and updated by the FAA before each site was run through the TAM program. Aircraft altitudes above mean sea level and topographic data for 360 one-degree radials around the site out to 100 nautical miles were used as inputs to the TAM. The acquisition overlays were photo-reduced over standard World Aeronautical Charts. The photo-reduced overlays were then combined into nine books, one for each FAA region in the contiguous United States. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050978

Entities

People

  • E. Wayne Bunk

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Line Of Sight
  • Longitude
  • Radio Communications
  • Sea Level
  • Target Acquisition
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Vision.