TIME/FREQUENCY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. PHASE I. DEVELOPMENT MODEL GROUND STATION AND ASSOCIATED AIRBORNE FEASIBILITY MODELS

The report summarizes the work accomplished by McDonnell Douglas Electronics Company (MDEC) under contract with the FAA for Phase I development of Time/Frequency Collision Avoidance System (CAS) items. The procurement was for equipment, analysis, documentation and for services performed at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC). Work performed at MDEC is described and includes: system analysis, design and development, fabrication and assembly, integration and test, and documentation. Activities at NAFEC are also described and include: field training, preliminary functional tests, installation, and field acceptance test. Equipment delivered to NAFEC is described and includes: a dual channel ground station, airborne fly-by synchronization equipment, and feasibility models of airborne CAS units for both air carrier and general aviation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects of Japan

  23 Shiba-kotohiracho, Minato-ku
  Tokyo 135,   Japan 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Toerper, K E
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 141 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Air traffic control; Air traffic control facilities; Aviation safety; Avionics; Crash avoidance systems; Electromagnetic frequencies; Installation; Systems engineering; Threats; Time; Time division multiplexing; Traffic signal control systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Synchronization
• Old TRIS Terms: Synchronism; Threat evaluation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094471
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-75-223 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA73WA-3239
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM