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Simulated final approach path captures using the microwave landing system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Feather, J. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | Computer simulation results are presented for intercepting final approach paths using various Microwave Landing System (MLS) path capture concepts. This study, conducted under the Advanced Transport Operating System (ATOPS) program, simulated these captures using the MD-80 aircraft as the study model. Several different capture concepts were investigated. Systems that could be retrofitted into existing aircraft with minimum hardware and software changes were considered. An enhanced ILS look-alike capture provided improved tracking performance over conventional ILS without using a full-up path computer. The other concepts used waypoint databases and path computers to provide smart captures. These captures included lateral path intercepts as well as vertical path control. Winds, turbulence, and MLS noise were included in the simulation. In all cases, acceptable tracking errors were obtained during transition to the final approach path. |
| File Size | 866278 |
| Page Count | 41 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890005728 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2r54hz7j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Communications And Navigation Microwave Landing Systems Md 80 Aircraft Capture Effect Terminal Guidance Simulation Flight Paths Segments Landing Glide Paths Trajectory Analysis Approach Control Curves Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
