Future Surveillance Systems
The Future Surveillance Systems category includes the following projects:
Surveillance Systems. The Volpe Center will support the Product Lead for En Route Surveillance Products in four major areas: (1) providing technical support to the preparation of the FAA's Surveillance Vision Plan, reviewing and coordinating with the NAS Architecture development team before release to the user public; (2) developing a comprehensive SDAS implementation plan ; (3) performing studies on critical design elements in support of transition to SDAS; and (4) providing continuous programmatic support as needed.
Terminal Area Surveillance System (TASS) Program Support. The mission of the TASS program is to develop next generation terminal surveillance sensors for the terminal area. The program's focus is on examining, demonstrating, developing, and fielding technologies for the air traffic control surveillance infrastructure that will: minimize life cycle and function upgrade costs; provide safe flight operations; provide increased system capacity under all weather conditions; accommodate diverse operations and aircraft types; and provide timely information to users. The primary task is to provide facilities preparation, test planning, and test data evaluation support to the Multi-Purpose Airport Radar (MPAR) demonstration at the Orlando International Airport in Orlando, FL. The Center will also participate in test planning and evaluation of the Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) application test of the Cooperative Area Precision Tracking System (CAPTS) to be conducted at the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, GA. Additionally, the Center will evaluate bi-static radar techniques for wake vortex detection and terminal area data fusion technology.
