Pilot Evaluation of TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) in the Long Ranger Helicopter.

Abstract

A specially modified version of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) was installed in a Bell Long Ranger helicopter in order to investigate the feasibility of TCAS operation in rotorcraft. This installation employed TCAS air-to-air surveillance to provide automated traffic advisories that were displayed in the cockpit on a color cathode ray tube display. As part of this study, 12 subject pilots evaluated the utility of the installation through brief test flights in the vicinity of a major airport. Among the topics investigated were the rate of alarms, the computer logic for issuing advisories, the bearing accuracy, and the display symbology. Several recommendations for adapting TCAS to the rotorcraft environment resulted from the testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169076

Entities

People

  • John W. Andrews

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Ground Level
  • Helicopters
  • International Airports
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Pilots
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).