Mode S System Accuracy

Abstract

A series of flight tests were performed using three Mode S (formerly the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS)) sensors for the purpose of determining the capability of each sensor in reporting the true position of an aircraft. For both the Mode S and the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) mode of operation, slant range, and azimuthal position data, as reported by each sensor, were compared to positional data collected concurrently by a precision range instrumentation system at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112249

Entities

People

  • Clifford Chapman
  • Joseph J. Brady

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Aircrafts
  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Airports
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Reduction
  • Discrete Address Beacon Systems
  • Mathematical Models
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radar Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Control Systems Engineering.