AN ADVANCED AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONCEPT BASED ON EXTENSIONS OF THE UPGRADED THIRD GENERATION ATC SYSTEM. SYSTEM B: DISCRETE ADDRESS BEACON SYSTEM (DABS) ACCURACY AND COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS

The report develops the DABS system configuration for the Advanced Air Traffic Management System (AATMS), System B, and evaluates the coverage provided by the resulting 291 DABS sites. More than 90% of the CONUS is found to be covered down to 3,000' AGL under a four-thirds earth assumption. The report also develops the IFR spacing standards and the navigation and surveillance requirements sufficient for AATMS, System B, to handle the projected 1995 nominal demand load. Two worst cases have been chosen, the New York to Chicago corridor for the en route case, and the Los Angeles Basin for the terminal case.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Series 4, Vol 2, AD-785 310 and Series 6, AD-785 334.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Office of Systems Engineering Management
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Gupta, V
  • HAINES, A
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Advanced automation systems; Air traffic control; Mode S; Navigation; Standards; Surveillance; Traffic loads
• Old TRIS Terms: Third generation systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080273
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-6419-Ser-5
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA70WA-2248
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 29 1975 12:00AM