GPS-Squitter experimental results

Author

Boisvert, Robert E. ; Saunders, Kenneth W. ; Wood, M. Loren ; Orlando, Vincent A.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-3 Nov 1994

Firstpage

521

Lastpage

527

Abstract

GPS-Squitter is a system concept that merges the capabilities of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) and the Mode S beacon radar. The result is an integrated concept for seamless surveillance and data link that permits equipped aircraft to participate in ADS or beacon ground environments. This offers many possibilities for transition from beacon to ADS-based surveillance. This paper briefly defines the GPS-Squitter concept and its principal applications. The thrust of the paper is the presentation of surface and airborne surveillance measurements made at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts and at the Logan International Airport in Boston. In each case the measurements show the excellent surveillance performance provided by this concept

Keywords

Global Positioning System; air traffic control; airports; avionics; ground support systems; radar applications; radionavigation; surveillance; testing; Automatic Dependent Surveillance; Bedford; Boston; GPS-Squitter; Hanscom Field; Logan International Airport; Massachusetts; Mode S beacon radar; beacon ground environments; data link; seamless surveillance; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Airports; FAA; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Satellite navigation systems; Surveillance; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2425-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1994.369430

Filename

369430