| Title | Detection Performance Evaluation of the ASDE-3 Using Fixed Frequency and Frequency-Agile Operation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 42167 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bishop, G.; Kuhn, J.; Bloo, P. J. |
| Source | 102p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19810301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The ASDE-3 (Airport Surface Detection Equipment) Radar design has many features to enhance operational usefulness. The purpose of all these features is to provide a better airport surface surveillance display for the control power tower cab. One of these features is the use of frequency agility, the transmission at a different frequency within a frequency band during each radar transmit time. The function of this feature is to improve the detection performance of the ASDE radar and thereby improve the quality of the information presented on the operational display. The use of frequency agility reduces image breakup of aircraft on the display and, in rainy weather, allows the display of ground traffic during much heavier precipitation than achievable with fixed frequency operation. This report discusses the role of the ASDE in airport surface traffic control, and the theory of frequency agility benefits, and gives the empirical results obtained during field experiments using the ASDE-3 engineering model test bed. |
| Public Note | Introduction, Summary, The role of the airport surface detection equipment (ASDE) radar, Frequency agility operation, Test and evaluation results |
| Rosap ID | dot:9393 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9393 |
| TRT Terms | Airport operations; Airport surface traffic control; Radar; Electromagnetic frequencies; Detection and identification technologies |
| General Subjects | Airport operations; Airport surface traffic control; Radar systems; Frequency (electromagnetism); Radar images; Detection equipment; Field tests; ASDE-3 |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Airports and Facilities; NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 7500824 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FAA-81-08; FAA-RD-81-41 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/42000/42100/42167/DOT-TSC-FAA-81-8.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |