A localizer design to improve missed approach guidance

Author

McFarland, Richard H.

Author_Institution

Avionics Eng. Center, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH, USA

Volume

29

Issue

2

fYear

1993

fDate

4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

302

Lastpage

309

Abstract

A novel VHF localizer system has been designed, built and successfully tested to provide increased reliability and safety of commercial and general aviation air transportation. Additional benefits are more precise tracks for aircraft executing a missed approach, reduced volume of the airspace needed for missed approaches, and reduced sizes of areas affected by noise. The design uses contemporary instrument landing system (ILS) hardware to provide dual independent front and back course directional localizer operation with two carriers in the receiver passband offset 4 kHz from the nominal carrier frequency. An example is given of an application and solution to an ILS problem at Reno, NV. Relevant data are presented

Keywords

antenna arrays; directive antennas; ground support equipment; instrument landing systems; radionavigation; reliability; safety; FAA; Reno; VHF; aviation air transportation; directional antenna; front back course directional localiser; instrument landing system; localizer design; missed approach guidance; nominal carrier frequency; reliability; safety; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace engineering; Air transportation; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; Airports; Antenna arrays; Instruments; Military aircraft; Needles; Noise reduction; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.210068

Filename

210068