| Title | Air Traffic Control Experimentation and Evaluation with the NASA ATS-6 Satellite : Volume 3. Summary of U.S. Aeronautical Technology Test Program |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 40288 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Schroeder, E. H.; Sutton, R. W.; Thompson, A. D.; Wilson, S. G.; Kuo, C. J. |
| Source | 203p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Boeing Commercial Airplane Company |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) program for air traffic control (ATC) experimentation and evaluation with the ATS-6 satellite was part of the Integrated ATS-6 L-Band Experiment. This overall experiment was coordinated by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and was international in scope, involving several participants. All tests were performed between September 1974 and April 1975. The U.S. DOT aeronautical program consisted of both ATC communications demonstration and technology tests. Tests were in support of the aeronautical satellite (AEROSAT) program to collect satellite-aircraft signal propagation data, evaluate L-band avionics hardware designs, and perform preliminary satellite voice and data communications demonstration tests. All tests were conducted between the FAA KC-135 aircraft and the NASA-Rosman ground station via the geostationary ATS-6 satellite. This report presents data on the U.S. aeronautical technology tests. The technology tests were composed of multipath channel characterization tests; modem tests of voice, data and ranging; and aircraft antenna tests. Multipath results include delay-Doppler scatter function characteristics and calculations of spectra, spreads, and autocorrelations for both over-ocean and CONUS multipath. Comparisons of sample results with model prediction are given. Voice modem intelligibility scores, digital data bit-error rates and ranging modem performance are presented parametrically as functions of C/No and S/I. Experimentally derived gain and multipath rejection performance data are given for the slot-dipole, phased-array and patch antennas for various aircraft/satellite geometries. |
| Rosap ID | dot:39155 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39155 |
| TRT Terms | Modems; Doppler effect; Phased arrays; Multipath transmission; L band |
| General Subjects | Satellite communication; AEROSAT; Multipath; Delay Doppler scatter function; Modem evaluation; Voice intelligibility; Bit-error rates; Ranging antennas; Phased arrays; L-band |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1701864 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FAA-76-22-3; FAA-RD-75-173-3 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/40000/40200/40288/DOT-TSC-FAA7-76-22-III.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |