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The Protected Volume of Airspace Generated by an Airborne Collision Avoidance System

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 shape, size and orientation of the protected volume of airspace generated by the airborne collision avoidance system currently known as TCAS II are derived. While based on constant-velocity aircraft flight paths the results are shown to have more general application. It is also shown how the essential features of the protected volume may be used to calculate alarm rates for some simple traffic patterns.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , May 1986, pp. 139 - 158
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1986

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