The use of phased array radars at civilian airports

Author

Buckler, Lewis M.

Author_Institution

Terminal Surveillance Products Team, Fed. Aviation Adm., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

15-18 Oct 1996

Firstpage

334

Lastpage

339

Abstract

Phased array technology offers the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the opportunity to significantly reduce the life cycle cost of surveillance coverage at major airports while at the same time significantly increasing the capacity of airports during inclement weather. During the past 6 years the FAA has been leading a research program called the Terminal Area Surveillance System (TASS) to determine the feasibility of using a phased array radar at airports. This paper discusses the progress to date. The three basic configurations considered are a fixed four face and a single and two face rotating arrays. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Additional research is needed to optimize the performance and cost

Keywords

airports; antenna phased arrays; meteorological radar; phased array radar; radar antennas; radar applications; search radar; Federal Aviation Administration; TASS; Terminal Area Surveillance System; civilian airports; fixed four face array; inclement weather; life cycle cost reduction; phased array radar; phased array technology; research program; single face rotating array; surveillance coverage; two face rotating array; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Doppler radar; FAA; Meteorological radar; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Phased Array Systems and Technology, 1996., IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3232-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAST.1996.566110

Filename

566110