Title :
Aerospace: Landing aircraft under poor conditions: Time-reference scanning beams characterize the all-weather microwave landing system that will replace present systems
Author :
Kelly, R.J. ; Redlien, H.W. ; Shagena, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Bendix Corp., Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract :
Describes the principle of the time-reference scanning-beam microwave landing system (TRSB MLS) which is a system approach to the landing-guidance problem, it can meet a wide variety of diverse-performance, economic, and safety requirements and still supply a universal airborne receiver-processor able to operate with all ground systems. MLS can achieve these objectives because of two major factors: the choice of an operating frequency in the microwave C-band (5 GHz), and the design of its signal format.
Keywords :
air traffic control; aircraft; ground support systems; microwave links; radionavigation; 5 GHz; C-band; air traffic control; aircraft communication; ground support system; landing guidance; microwave landing system; time reference scanning beam system; Accuracy; Aircraft; Airports; Azimuth; FAA; Instruments; Receivers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1978.6367871
