Study of an integrated communication, navigation and surveillance satellite system for air traffic management

Author

Galati, Gaspare ; Perrotta, Giorgio ; Girolamo, Sergio Di ; Dellago, Riccardo ; Gentile, Stefano ; Lanari, Fabio

Author_Institution

Vito Volterra Center, Tor Vergata Univ., Rome, Italy

fYear

1996

fDate

8-10 Oct 1996

Firstpage

238

Lastpage

241

Abstract

Advanced surveillance, communications and navigation are the main functions needed for an efficient air traffic management. In order to perform them over the entire Earth, including areas (such as oceans and desert regions) not covered by ground stations, it is possible to exploit the potential advantage of satellite technology. A novel architecture based on low-elevation orbit satellites is described and evaluated. The constellation is designed in order to supply the surveillance and data link capabilities of advanced secondary surveillance radar (SSR) Mode S, as well as to allow satellite communication and (by means of a GPS-compatible system) navigation functions

Keywords

Global Positioning System; air traffic control; satellite communication; search radar; spaceborne radar; GPS compatible system; Mode S SSR; air traffic management; data link; desert regions; low elevation orbit satellites; navigation system; oceans; satellite communication system; satellite constellation; satellite technology; secondary surveillance radar; space-based architecture; surveillance link; surveillance satellite system; Artificial satellites; Communication system traffic control; Councils; Global Positioning System; Oceans; Satellite communication; Satellite navigation systems; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Underwater communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar, 1996. Proceedings., CIE International Conference of

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2914-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICR.1996.573816

Filename

573816