Title :
GPS-Squitter experimental results
Author :
Boisvert, Robert E. ; Saunders, Kenneth W. ; Wood, M. Loren ; Orlando, Vincent A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
GPS-Squitter is a system concept that merges the capabilities of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) and the Mode S beacon radar. The result is an integrated concept for seamless surveillance and data link that permits equipped aircraft to participate in ADS or beacon ground environments. This offers many possibilities for transition from beacon to ADS-based surveillance. This paper briefly defines the GPS-Squitter concept and its principal applications. The thrust of the paper is the presentation of surface and airborne surveillance measurements made at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts and at the Logan International Airport in Boston. In each case the measurements show the excellent surveillance performance provided by this concept
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; air traffic control; airports; avionics; ground support systems; radar applications; radionavigation; surveillance; testing; Automatic Dependent Surveillance; Bedford; Boston; GPS-Squitter; Hanscom Field; Logan International Airport; Massachusetts; Mode S beacon radar; beacon ground environments; data link; seamless surveillance; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Airports; FAA; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Satellite navigation systems; Surveillance; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2425-0
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1994.369430
