MEASUREMENT OF THE ATCRBS SURFACE INTERROGATION ENVIRONMENTS AT CHICAGO O'HARE AND LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

The Transportation Systems Center is conducting a program to develop a surface surveillance sensor that uses replies from ATCRBS transponders. The operation of this system can be affected by surface interrogations at major airports where such a system might eventually be deployed. Consequently, tests were conducted at Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles International Airports to measure the surface interrogation environment and to determine the number of interrogators causing surface transponders to reply. This report describes the tests that were performed, presents the analysis of collected data, and offers conclusions pertinent to future operational ASTC systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Moroney, M J
  • Glynn, H J
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control radar beacon system; Airport operations; Airport surface traffic control; Interrogation; Radar; Radar air traffic control; Radar beacons; Search radar; Taxiing; Tests
• Identifier Terms: Chicago O'Hare International Airport; Los Angeles International Airport
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport radar systems; Surface targets; Test and evaluation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143956
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-76-17 Intrm Rpt., FAA-RD-76-136
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1977 12:00AM