Protecting GPS availability from EMI

Author

Fuller, Gerry ; Horton, Kent

Author_Institution

Eagles Wings Inc., Mariposa, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Abstract

This paper presents a scenario for protecting aircraft installed GPS systems from on-board portable electronic device emissions. A summary of data collected on aircraft GPS systems susceptibility from on-board and nearby external sources is presented. Included is data taken at the FAA Tech Center on a CV580 and B727 aircraft in 1997 and 1998 under the Office of Aviation Security R&D. Additional, data will be collected from commercial fleet data taken at Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in 1999 and 2000. Other potential scenarios involving aircraft ground safety and emergency service response to aircraft on ground accidents are offered. The application of the susceptibility data to these scenarios is currently under consideration within the airline community

Keywords

Global Positioning System; aircraft antennas; aircraft navigation; radiofrequency interference; safety; EMI protection; GPS availability; LAAS implications; RF coupling; aircraft ground safety; aircraft installed GPS systems; aircraft on ground accidents; emergency service response; nearby external sources; on-board portable electronic device emissions; path loss; Accidents; Aerospace electronics; Air safety; Aircraft; Data security; Electromagnetic interference; Emergency services; FAA; Global Positioning System; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2000. Proceedings. DASC. The 19th

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6395-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2000.886928

Filename

886928