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Evaluation of the Capability of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast to Meet the Requirements of Future Airborne Surveillance Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Busyairah Syd Ali ,
Wolfgang Schuster  and
Washington Yotto Ochieng
Busyairah Syd Ali*
Affiliation:
(University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Wolfgang Schuster
Affiliation:
(Imperial College London)
Washington Yotto Ochieng
Affiliation:
(Imperial College London)
*
(E-mail: busyairah@um.edu.my)
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Abstract

Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out supports various ground applications including Air Traffic Control (ATC) surveillance in radar airspace, non-radar airspace and on the airport surface. In addition, the capability of aircraft to receive ADS-B Out messages from other aircraft within their coverage (ADS-B In) enables enhanced airborne surveillance applications. The requirements of the application vary depending on its safety-criticality. More stringent applications will require higher levels of performance. It is therefore critical that the ADS-B system performance is measured against the most stringent application it is designed for. This paper reviews the various enhanced airborne surveillance applications and the required ADS-B information to support them. It identifies the ADS-B based applications required for Air Traffic Management (ATM) modernisation under the SESAR/NextGen programs. It discusses existing ADS-B Out versions and their capabilities. A mapping exercise is undertaken to assess the credibility of the ADS-B system performance to support the functionalities and requirements of the various enhanced airborne surveillance applications and establish those that require further research and development, highlighting some of the key challenges.

Keywords

ADS-BAirborne surveillanceATSAWPerformance requirements
Type
Review Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , January 2017 , pp. 49 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2016 

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