The Runway Incursion Prevention System (RIPS) program is an ongoing National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research effort intended to reduce the number of runway incursions at airports throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). The RIPS program flight tests and demonstration of technologies activities at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport were completed in October 2000. The demonstration involved the application of both airborne and ground based technologies, as well as the integration of these technologies to form a complete runway incursion prevention system. This paper presents information on the research activities conducted at DFW related to the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center (AEC) installed Global Positioning System (GPS) Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) ground facility (LGF), it's use, the preliminary results obtained, and observations or conclusions when appropriate. A description of the RTCA DO-247 Surveillance and Guidance Sensor requirements is provided. Details of the DFW LAAS upgrade for NASA RIPS testing, AEC GPS LAAS test van equipage, and the Rockwell Collins Multimode LAAS receiver integration activities are presented. Data analysis activities have just been initiated.


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    Title :

    The Local Area Augmentation System: an airport surface guidance application supporting the NASA runway incursion prevention system demonstration at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport


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    Publication date :

    2001-01-01


    Size :

    905505 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English