Collision Avoidance Operational Concept

Abstract

This document is an operational concept for collision avoidance services which will be in place upon implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Airspace System (NAS) Plan. this operational concept only discusses the ground-base portion of how the Air Traffic Control System (ATCS) provides flight safety by maintaining adequate aircraft separation. This concept discusses the aircraft separation assurance per the National Airspace System Requirement Specification (NASSRS). The objective of this document is to describe the relationship among subsystems, facilities, information, and operators/users involved in the collision avoidance service. In addition, the elements and operations of the NAS Plan are mapped into the collision avoidance requirements stated in the NASSRS, NAS-SR-1000. Several types of block diagrams are used to illustrate systems connectively and operational flow. Scenarios are also derived to describe the collision avoidance process from a user's perspective. Keywords: Flight paths; Flight safety; Air navigation; Operational concept; Separation assurance; Collision avoidance; National Airspace Requirement Specification. (kt)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214161

Entities

People

  • Meera Sharma

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Beacons
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Flight Paths
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radio Equipment
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space