TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF SATELLITES FOR CONUS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. VOLUME II: RANDOM ACCESS AIRCRAFT-TO-SATELLITE TECHNIQUES
A number of satellite system techniques have been suggested as candidates to provide ATC surveillance, communication, and/or navigation service over CONUS. All techniques perform position determination by multilateration using a constellation of satellites. They can be categorized as follows: (1) Coordinated Aircraft-to-Satellite Techniques (CAST), (2) Random Access Aircraft-to-Satellite Techniques (RAST), (3) Satellite-to-Aircraft Techniques (SAT). A technical assessment is made of the various techniques with no one particular technique emerging as superior; several feasible alternatives are identified. The assessment indicates that satellite based techniques for CONUS ATC can be developed without relying on high risk technology. This volume deals with RAST; CAST and SAT are treated in companion volumes. A system employing RAST could operate by having each aircraft transmit a unique signature periodically, without any coordination of transmissions. The position of an aircraft is then obtained by multilateration using the arrival times of its signature at four or more satellites.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper copy also available in set of 4 reports as PB-237 235-SET PC$16.00.
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Corporate Authors:
Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lexington, MA United States 02173Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway, Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA United States 02142 -
Authors:
- Schneider, K S
- Orr, R S
- Publication Date: 1974-2-28
Media Info
- Pagination: 110 p.
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00080438
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: ATC-26-Vol-2 Proj. Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-RA-3-8
- Files: NTIS
- Created Date: Feb 11 1975 12:00AM