Surveillance Performance Requirements for Runway Incursion Prevention Systems

Abstract

In response to concerns over the number of runway incursions and runway conflicts at U.S. airports, the Federal Aviation Administration is sponsoring research and development of safety systems for the airport surface. Two types of safety systems are being actively pursued: a tower cab alerting system and a runway status light system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 26, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396218

Entities

People

  • J. R. Eggert
  • S. D. Thompson

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Airports
  • Algorithms
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Detection
  • Distribution Functions
  • Estimators
  • Ground Speed
  • International Airports
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Radar
  • Target Tracking
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.