Title :
A study of future communications concepts and technologies for the national airspace system-Part I
Author :
Ponchak, Denise S. ; Apaza, Rafael D. ; Haynes, Brian ; Wichgers, Joel M. ; Roy, Anirban
Author_Institution :
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The National Aviation and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) is investigating current and anticipated wireless communications concepts and technologies that the National Airspace System (NAS) may need in the next 50 years. NASA has awarded three NASA Research Anouncements (NAR) studies with the objective to determine the most promising candidate technologies for air-to-air and air-to-ground data exchange and analyze their suitability in a post-NextGen NAS environment. This paper will present progress made in the studies and describe the communications challenges and opportunities that have been identified during the studies´ first phase.
Keywords :
aircraft communication; GRC; Glenn Research Center; NAR study; NASA; NASA research anouncement study; National Airspace System; National Aviation and Space Administration; air-to-air data exchange; national airspace system; post-NextGen NAS environment; wireless communication concepts; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Broadband communication; NASA; Safety; Security; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2013 IEEE/AIAA 32nd
Conference_Location :
East Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1536-1
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2013.6712561
