IPC Design Validation and Flight Testing.

Abstract

A series of flight tests were conducted to evaluate the collision avoidance system known as Intermittent Positive Control (subsequenty re-named Automatic Traffic Advisory and Resolution Service, ATARS). These tests involved both professional test pilots and subject pilots selected from the aviation community. This report includes analysis of the collision avoidance algorithm, pilot visual acquisition performance, and pilot reaction to avoidance instructions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055529

Entities

People

  • J. C. Koegler
  • J. W. Andrews
  • K. D. Senne

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Flight Testing
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sequences
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.