AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT (ASDE)-3 OPERATIONAL EVALUATION

Operational tests were performed on the Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)-3 radar. Three teams of air traffic controllers, two per team, with current field ASDE-2 experience, were used as test subjects. The controllers were from the Eastern and New England Regions. These tests were conducted to determine the extent to which the ASDE-3 met requirements as presented by the Air Traffic Service and what the controllers' opinions were of the radar. Tests conducted were: airport surface coverage, capability, target detection as a function of speed between aircraft and aircraft to obstruction resolution, target size and shape determination, standing target heading, and runway clearance. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Dvorsky, L A
  • Swezeny, A J
  • Hartz, E R
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control facilities; Area; Error analysis; Field tests; Fog; Operations; Radar tracking; Rainfall; Reliability; Snow; Taxiways; Terminal air traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rainfall intensity
• Old TRIS Terms: Air traffic control terminal; Area coverage; Fading electromagnetic waves; Masking; Operational effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00337857
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-CT-81-6, FAA-RD-81-2
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 2003 12:00AM