Rotorcraft Strike Avoidance System Using Airborne Avian Radar
A research and development (R&D) proof-of-concept airborne avian radar to detect birds and other targets ahead of a rotorcraft was designed, constructed, and ground tested. The radar was designed to provide collision warning out to 1500 meters day or night in haze, fog, or rain. Its principal of operation was to use a single forward-looking antenna to measure target intensity and Doppler velocity as the rotorcraft approached the target. A constant target intensity and Doppler velocity during the approach indicated that the target was on a collision course with the rotorcraft and flight deviation was recommended. A coherent segmented binary pseudo noise PN-coded radar was designed to simultaneously display and track multiple targets at different ranges or Doppler velocities. Using available components, the radar was designed as a software defined radar composed of a RF receive/transmit unit, an analog to digital sampling board, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) processing board, and a personal computer (PC) running Matlab for processing and display. The radar was extensively ground tested on road traffic and drone flights, which verified its ability to detect and simultaneously measure the range and Doppler velocity of multiple targets.
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Corporate Authors:
Origo Corporation
Cave Creek, AZ United StatesXESS Corporation
Apex, NC United StatesFederal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center
Aviation Research Division
Atlantic City International Airport, NJ United States 08405 -
Authors:
- Piesinger, Greg
- Vandenbout, Dave
- Publication Date: 2022-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 117p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bird strikes; Crash avoidance systems; Detection and identification systems; Radar; Rotary wing aircraft
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01851479
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/TC-22/2
- Contract Numbers: DTFACT-17-C-00007
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 18 2022 9:25AM