A Low-Cost Weather Datalink: Experimental Results
Document Number: 1999-01-1423
Date Published: April 1999
Author(s):
Timothy D. MacGill
Jeffrey L. Fetter - Bombardier Flight Test Center
Abstract:
For tens of thousands of light aircraft, a graphical weather avoidance system is not available either because of structural or economic constraints. A datalink system that transmits weather radar graphical data to a display in the aircraft offers a good solution. Many current proposals are however either quite costly to implement either on the ground, in the aircraft, or both. We present here the results of experiments conducted to develop a system that uses the audio channel of a receiver commonly installed in the aircraft as well as ground stations already part of the National Airways System. The experiments cover the channel requirements, tradeoffs between image resolution and bandwidth, and the effects of noise.
File Size: 223K
Product Status: In Stock
See other papers presented at Advances In Aviation Safety Conference & Exposition, April 1999, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, Session: Advances in Aviation Weather Safety
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