FLIGHT TESTS EVALUATION OF SECANT VECAS COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM

SECANT (Separation and Control of Aircraft using nonsynchronous techniques) is a candidate for a national standard collision avoidance system. The VECAS (Vertical Escape Collision Avoidance System) version was evaluated for ability to communicate accurately and with sufficient distance to provide timely and correct advisories and maneuver commands in simulated high traffic density.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated June 1973, AD-787032.
• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Air Development Center

  Warminster, PA  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591

  Naval Air Systems Command

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Raditz, M
  • Shames, O
  • Hinds, J
  • Finnegan, P
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 261 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Communication systems; Crash avoidance systems; Flight tests; Maneuvering; Simulation; Traffic density
• Old TRIS Terms: Secant vecas collision avoidance system
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082933
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NADC-74207-60 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM