Chicago O´Hare International Airport differential GNSS trials for airport surface surveillance

Author

Hambly, Richard M.

fYear

1992

Firstpage

543

Lastpage

548

Abstract

Engineering test trials have begun at O´Hare International Airport for the purpose of investigating the application of differential GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to airport surface surveillance. A ground differential reference station and a data-link transmitter/receiver were installed. Several airport vehicles and airline aircraft were fitted with GPS receivers, data-link radios, and map display units. Ground control displays were installed. These trials are ongoing. Differential GPS is being used to show how drivers and pilots can navigate on the airport surface, and how controllers can monitor the locations of aircraft and vehicles. The results to date of these trials are presented

Keywords

aerospace testing; aircraft communication; airports; automatic testing; data communication systems; error statistics; ground support systems; mobile radio systems; radionavigation; satellite relay systems; Chicago O´Hare International Airport; GPS receivers; Global Positioning System; airline aircraft; airport surface surveillance; data-link radios; data-link transmitter/receiver; differential GNSS trials; differential GPS; engineering test trials; ground control displays; ground differential reference station; map display units; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft navigation; Airports; Automotive engineering; Displays; Global Positioning System; Radio transmitters; Satellite navigation systems; Surveillance; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0820-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1992.282104

Filename

282104