The Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) is a beacon-based airborne collision avoidance system that is able to operate in all airspace without reliance on ground equipment. The TCAS concept emcompasses a range of capabilities that include TCAS I, a low-cost, limited-performance version, and TCAS II, which is intended to provide a comprehensive level of separation assurance in all current and predicted airspace environments through the end of this century. This document provides a functional overview of the TCAS II including operating features, a description of the avionics package, and examples of surveillance data obtained with experimental TCAS equipment.


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    Title :

    Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS): A Functional Overview of Minimum TCAS II


    Contributors:
    J. D. Welch (author) / V. A. Orlando (author)

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    81 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English