Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE)-3 Operational Evaluation.

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Abstract:

Operational tests were performed on the Airport Surface Detection Equipment ASDE-3 radar. Three teams of air traffic controllers, two per team, with current field ASDE-2 experience, were used as test subjects. The controllers were from the Eastern and New England Regions. These tests were conducted to determine the extent to which the ASDE-3 met requirements as presented by the Air Traffic Service and what the controllers opinions were of the radar. Tests conducted were airport surface coverage, capability, target detection as a function of speed between aircraft and aircraft to obstruction resolution, target size and shape determination, standing target heading, and runway clearance. Author

Author(s):
Dvorsky, Louis A. ; Swezeny, Anthony J. ; Hartz, Edwin R.
Author Organization(s):
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 14 Apr-30 May 80,
Pagination:
0037

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
FAA-CT-81-6, FAA-RD-81-2
Monitor Series:
81-2
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*RADAR TRACKING, *TAXIWAYS, *AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TERMINAL AREAS, FIELD TESTS, OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, RELIABILITY, SNOW, RAINFALL INTENSITY, ERROR ANALYSIS, FOG, AREA COVERAGE, MASKING, FADING(ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Air Navigation and Guidance, Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
ASDE(Airport Surface Detection Equipment), ASDE 3 radar
Report Date:
1981 Mar 01