Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)-3 Operational Evaluation.

Abstract

Operational tests were performed on the Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)-3 radar. Three teams of air traffic controllers, two per team, with current field ASDE-2 experience, were used as test subjects. The controllers were from the Eastern and New England Regions. These tests were conducted to determine the extent to which the ASDE-3 met requirements as presented by the Air Traffic Service and what the controllers' opinions were of the radar. Tests conducted were: airport surface coverage, capability, target detection as a function of speed between aircraft and aircraft to obstruction resolution, target size and shape determination, standing target heading, and runway clearance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098480

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Swezeny
  • Edwin R. Hartz
  • Louis A. Dvorsky

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Detection
  • Frequency
  • Identification
  • Moving Targets
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording
  • Tapes
  • Target Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Video Tape Recording
  • Video Tapes

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.