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The Conflict Resolution Process for TCAS II and Some Simulation Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

R. L. Ford
R. L. Ford
Affiliation:
(Royal Signals and Radar Establishment)
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Abstract

The paper is mainly concerned with the principles used by TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System) to resolve conflicts between airborne aircraft. It leans heavily on an earlier paper which describes the threat-detection process. The simulation results given were obtained using a fast-time computer model for random traffic and comprise statistics on miss distance, warning time, etc., for a simple traffic pattern.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , September 1987 , pp. 283 - 303
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1987

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