Effect of TCAS Interrogations on the Chicago O'Hare ATCRBS System

Wapelhorst, Leo; Pagano, Thomas; Van Dongen, John

doi:10.21949/1403823

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Effect of TCAS Interrogations on the Chicago O'Hare ATCRBS System

1992-11-01
By Wapelhorst, Leo ; Pagano, Thomas ; Van Dongen, John

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Wapelhorst, Leo ; Pagano, Thomas ; Van Dongen, John
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Air Traffic Control Facilities Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) Chicago O'Hare Airport (Illinois) Data Collection Detection And Identification Systems Research Reports Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) Surveillance Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/CT-TN92/22
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403823
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Chicago (Illinois) ; United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Abstract:

This report documents the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data collection and analysis effort to investigate Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) problems encountered at the Chicago O'Hare Terminal Approach Control (TRACON) facility. The FAA has mandated the implementation of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II to the entire air transport fleet by December 31,1993. To provide for the smooth and orderly implementation of TCASII, the TCAS Transition Program has been established to accomplish these objectives. The FAA Technical Center Research Directorate for Aviation Technology, ACD-320, conducted the investigation by developing the data collection system capability of the Data Link Test and Analysis System (DATAS). Two distinct capabilities were developed to monitor the uplink and downlink activity of the SSR system frequencies. The uplink data collection system is an airborne installation of DATAS on an FAA aircraft and test flights were conducted to obtain the uplink data. The downlink data collection system was installed at the ground radar facility to monitor the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) receiver signal for downlink analysis. Data results and analysis of both efforts are documented herein.
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