ADS-B airborne measurements in Frankfurt

Author

Harman, William H.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) was the subject of airborne testing in Frankfurt, Germany in May 2000. ADS-B is a system in which latitude-longitude information is broadcast regularly by aircraft, so that receivers on the ground and in other aircraft can determine the presence and accurate locations of the transmitting aircraft. In addition to latitude and longitude, ADS-B transmissions include altitude, velocity, aircraft address, and a number of other items of optional information. The tests in Germany were aimed at assessing the performance of Mode S Extended Squitter, which is one of several possible implementations of ADS-B. Extended Squitter uses a conventional Mode S signal format, specifically the 112-bit reply format at 1090 MHz, currently being used operationally for air-to-ground communications and air-to-air coordination in TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System).

Keywords

air traffic control; aircraft communication; surveillance; 1090 MHz; ADS-B airborne measurements; Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast; Frankfurt; Mode S Extended Squitter; Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System; air traffic management; air-to-air coordination; air-to-ground communication; aircraft communication; Aircraft; FAA; Inspection; Instruments; Interference; Laboratories; Power measurement; Satellite ground stations; Surveillance; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7367-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2002.1067934

Filename

1067934