System Safety Study of Minimum TCAS II (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System)

Abstract

A System Safety study was conducted to assess the overall safety characteristics associated with use of the airborne collision avoidance system called minimum TCAS II (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System). The limitations imposed by incomplete transponder equipage, altimetry instrumentation errors, and suddenly maneuvering intruders were quantified. Other failure mechanisms, including those related to human factors, were also assessed. The role of visual acquisition and a quantitative evaluation of it was explored. The impact on system safety caused by the failure modes and their interrelations was evaluated by means of a fault tree analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138674

Entities

People

  • A. D. Zeitlin
  • J. W. Andrews
  • John E. Lebron
  • N. A. Spencer
  • W. H. Harman

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altimeters
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Recording Systems
  • Safety
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design