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A Performance Assessment of a Tactical Airborne Separation Assistance System using Realistic, Complex Traffic FlowsThis paper presents the results from a study that investigates the performance of aspects of an Airborne Separation Assistance System (ASAS) under varying demand levels using realistic traffic patterns. This study only addresses the tactical aspects of an ASAS using aircraft state data (latitude, longitude, altitude, heading and speed) to detect and resolve projected conflicts. The main focus of this paper is to determine the extent to which sole reliance on the proposed tactical ASAS can maintain aircraft separation at demand levels up to three times current traffic. The effect of mixing ASAS equipped aircraft with non-equipped aircraft that do not have the capability to self-separate is also investigated.
Document ID
20080047346
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Smith, Jeremy C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Neitzke, Kurt W.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bussink, Frank J. L.
(National Inst. of Aerospace Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 2008
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2008-215546
L-19519
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 411931.02.71.07.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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