Test Plan for SSR Antenna Rotation Rate Stabilization

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• Creators:
  VILCANS, JANIS
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Radar
  • Antennas
  • Surveillance
  • Air traffic control
  • Radar
  • Antennas
  • Testing
  • ATC surveillance accuracy
  • Scan rate accuracy
  • Rotation rate instrumentation
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FAA-81-23 ; DOT/FAA/RD-81/64
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  A comprehensive test plan is presented to evaluate the impact of wind and ice loading on the rotation rate stability of a Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) antenna used for air traffic control surveillance. Antenna rotation rate variations may introduce errors in the estimate of a position of an intruding aircraft in a passive collision avoidance system used in conjunction with the SSR antenna. The test plan provides a method for detremining the statistics of the antenna rotation rate variations. Analytical methods are then presented to assess the affects on CAS performance. The measurement system design, mathematical model development of the antenna system, test data reduction, and analysis programs are presented in detail. Sample calculations of preliminary fiel data are given and compared with the results obtained from computer simulations. The computer simulations are also intended to predict antenna rotation rate variations at the upper limits of the FAA specified range, which were not generally encountered during normal operations.
• Content Notes:
  Introduction and background, Test objectives, Scope, Technical approach, Desciption of the test, Data collection plan, Data analysis plan, Schedules, Appendices
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9399/dot_9399_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.74 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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