Availability Assessment of Alternative Precision Approach and Landing System Architectures,

Abstract

This paper presents results of a comparative assessment of the availability of alternative differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) precision approach and landing system architectures. The baseline availability for comparison is developed based on the performance of the current Instrument Landing System (ILS). The analysis addresses the number and positioning of geostationary satellites that are needed to achieve the availability requirements and identifies a possible role for pseudolites. Analysis of temporal availability characteristics of DGPS provides additional operational insight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA324611

Entities

People

  • Kelly R. Markin
  • Peter J. Wroblewski
  • T. T. Hsiao
  • Walter A. Poor

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Airports
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Availability
  • Errors
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Markov Processes
  • Navigation
  • Precision
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Pseudolites
  • Range Finding
  • Satellite Constellations
  • Sensitivity
  • Space Operations
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space