Microwave Landing System

The National Microwave Landing Systems (MLS) program is a joint DOT/DOD/NASA effort to implement a common civil/military precision landing system to replace the current Instrument Landing System (ILS). The MLS will be capable of providing precision landing guidance down to Category III minimum while allowing for complex approach paths in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The system is based on the Time Reference Scanning Beam (TRSB) technique which was selected by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in April 1978 as the new international landing system standard. MLS is less susceptible to interference from the surrounding area and provides a greater signal coverage area than ILS.     

Analysis of the Integrity of the Microwave Landing System (MLS) Data Eu nctions

The microwave landing system (MLS) transmits angle, data, andrange information for use by airborne receivers. In this paper, theintegrity of the data functions is analyzed in terms of the probabilityof undetected errors remaining in the data. The data format andintegrity requirements were derived from the MLS standards andguidance material defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Results show that the performancerequirements can be met by: 1) averaging the received data bits ofseveral samples of the same word using a majority voting;2) reducing the bit error rate at the output of the receiver'sdecoder; and 3) a combination of the above techniques.     

Development of 1000-mHz Distance Measuring Equipment

The major radio aids to air navigation are listed. Underlined are those whose signal format is standardized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and they have now all been the subject of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Pioneer Award, as follows: airborne direction finder/nondirectional beacon (ADF/NDB), Busignies and Moseley, 1959; VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), Stuart, 1962; instrument landing system (ILS), Kramar 1964, Alford 1965; air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS), Williams, Bowden, and Harris, 1973; distance measuring equipment (DME), Dodington, 1980. A brief history of the development of the distance measuring equipment, which also formed the basis for an IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference luncheon address, is given.     

MLS: keeping pace with the future

It is argued that the instrument landing system (ILS) is now at its operational limit in terms of radio frequency availability, approach flexibility, and technology. The operational requirements for a microwave landing system (MLS), which will overcome key limitations of the ILS and provide growth to meet future requirements of precision landing systems, are discussed, John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York City are discussed as examples to demonstrate the capabilities of MLS     

MLS: a total system approach

A typical approach and landing operation is described. The microwave landing system (MLS) is then examined, its design characteristics and how it works are shown, and how the MLS design fulfils the user's operational requirements by protecting the guidance signal from reflected signal interference is highlighted. MLS angle system accuracy is discussed in great detail, and its reliability, integrity, and coverage volume are briefly considered. MLS availability at any runway to all aircraft types and their landing scenarios, which is accomplished using narrow scanning beam antennas, is examined     

大型客机CAT Ⅲ级自动着陆机载设备需求

CAT Ⅲ自动着陆在恶劣天气进场着陆时具有较高的安全性和可靠性,对此类运行机载设备的研究具有重要的意义.本文首先从基本概念及原理出发介绍了进场着陆等级的划分、故障一性能下降和故障-工作两类自动着陆系统以及完成自动着陆的机载自动飞行系统及设备,然后指出决断高度DH和跑道视程RVR对CAT Ⅲ自动着陆机载设备的限制,最后介...     

MLS system error model identification and synthesis

Signal-in-space modeling of approach and landing guidance systems such as the microwave landing system (MLS), which is necessary for aircraft certification, is addressed. A technique which can, in principle, identify the error sources in navigation systems and can also perform the inverse operation of synthesizing an error generator whose output is statistically equivalent to the original error data is described. The technique can also be used to validate equipment error budget assumptions. The identification and synthesis technique applies not only to MLS but to all navigation systems     

TLS—一种新的着陆系统

应答着陆系统是一种基于应答机的精密进近着陆系统,是FAA认可的Ⅰ类精密进近的导航系统,满足ICAO要求的精度标准.本文介绍了系统的组成、配置和工作流程,分析了系统的测角、测距原理和方法,阐述了系统的应用特点和主要性能,为导航系统的发展奠定了基础.     

民用飞机着陆系统安全性评估的故障树分析

飞机着陆系统是保障飞机安全进近着陆的关键系统,如何评估着陆系统满足安全性设计要求是系统设计的重要环节之一。阐述民用飞机安全性评估的基本流程,以微波着陆系统为例,针对给定的微波着陆系统框图,通过故障树分析方法,对完全丧失两侧微波着陆信息的失效状态进行定量评估,重点详述建树过程和建树方法。结果表明:故障树分析对系统架构的设计具有重要的指导作用,二者紧密结合、相互反馈;特别是当失效状态所对应的概率要求无法满足时,借助故障树分析产生的割集报告,能找出系统架构存在的薄弱之处和关键部位,从而采取有效的应对措施,完成对系统架构的优化设计。     

Demonstration of MLS advanced approach techniques

Instrument approach designs and flight-test results using the microwave landing system (MLS) are presented. A general-aviation aircraft was flown on linear computed centerline and curved approach paths with MLS guidance displayed on basic course-deviation indicator and horizontal situation indicator instruments. Approach performance was documented using a ground tracker system, recording three-dimensional position information. These tests demonstrated the flyability of such advanced paths with basic cockpit instrumentation     

卫星导航陆基增强系统设备许可体系研究

陆基增强系统(GBAS)是支持飞机精密进近的下一代无线电导航设备。目前,在世界上安装GBAS和提供GBAS服务的机场越来越多。中国已经研制了首套卫星导航GBAS着陆系统,然而并没有通过相关设备的认证许可,未投入实际的运行使用。因此,本文在分析FAA和Eurocontrol对GBAS设备许可的基础上,提出了一套完整的卫星导航路基增强系统设备许可体系的方案,为进行设备的认证许可提供引导,使得整个地面子系统满足安装选址要求、地面和飞行测试对功能和性能的验证要求,保证地面设备子系统经过安装调试后能够达到理想的工作状态。设备许可体系在未来卫星导航技术的发展中发挥着广泛的指导作用,有利于设备的运行、发展和管理。     

基于视觉引导的无人直升机着舰技术研究

以无人直升机为被控对象,根据实际着舰流程研究了视觉引导系统的软硬件架构。在硬件上通过在摄像头加装云台,避免了无人机因姿态改变造成视野中目标图像的丢失,提高了位姿解算的精度。提出一种以红外灯设计的合作目标图案为着舰目标的视觉引导着舰系统,能够在不同光线强度、复杂周边环境下成功识别合作目标,具有良好的抗噪能力。研究设计了一套图像处理与位姿解算的引导系统,通过实验验证姿态参数的误差在2°以内,位置参数的误差小于2cm,能够满足着舰的精度要求;每帧图像的处理速度在30ms左右,具有良好的实时性。     

High accuracy navigation and landing system using GPS/IMU systemintegration

In this paper, the accuracy, integrity and continuity of function requirements for automatic landing systems using satellite navigation systems are discussed. Such a landing system is the integrated navigation and landing system (INLS) developed by Deutsche Aerospace (DASA/Ulm, Germany). The system concepts of the INLS are presented. It is shown how an INLS, based on system integration of a satellite navigation system (e.g., GPS) in realtime differential mode with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) in the accuracy class of an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS), can meet the requirements: the results given are mainly devoted to the accuracy issues. Using Kalman filter techniques, an in-flight calibration of the IMU is performed. The advantage of system integration, especially in dynamic flight conditions and during phases of flight with satellite masking, is explained. The accuracy, integrity and continuity of function of the INLS were proven by means of flight tests in a commuter aircraft using a laser tracker as a reference. These flight tests have shown that the short-term accuracy (<60 seconds) of the AHRS used within the INLS has been improved from low cost sensor quality to the accuracy of a high quality laser inertial navigation system (LNIS). With the presented INLS, a landing at any airfield, not equipped with conventional Instrument Landing System (ILS) or Microwave Landing System (MLS), is possible by using a very cost effective system. The INLS is a high accuracy navigation and landing system designed to be used instead of conventional landing systems at small airfields and to fill operational gaps of conventional navigation and landing systems in cruise and approach on large airports     

微波着陆信息处理系统研究

微波着陆信息处理系统是MLS机载设备在研制、生产和维修过程中必不可少的一种专用测试设备,文中论述了研究微波着陆信息处理系统的必要性,并从硬件结构上说明了微波着陆信息处理系统的工作原理。     

Vertical Path Guidance Computer

A low-cost airborne computer which provides a multiangular glide path for the landing problem is independent of ILS or GCA methods. A barometric altitude signal is divided by slant-range information from a DME interrogator. The resulting ground-based angle is subtracted from the selected approach angle to provide the displayed departure from the glide path. Angular and lineal outputs are available. DME station position may be electrically offset to serve all airdrome runways. Theoretical and experimental results are presented     

舰载飞机着舰精确轨迹控制研究

针对舰载机着舰过程的精确航迹控制要求,利用现有机上的控制设备,采用系统综合设计的方法,给出了两种航迹控制系统———风参考航迹控制系统和惯性参考航迹控制系统,通过仿真分析,给出了系统的性能差异。     

双频双星座地基增强系统精度和完好性算法

针对单频单星座地基增强系统（GBAS）无法满足飞机III类精密进近与着陆导航性能需求的问题，提出了将北斗导航卫星系统（BDS）与全球定位系统（GPS）进行融合，构建一种新型的基于GPS/BDS的双频双星座GBAS。首先，分析了GBAS的工作原理，并对Hatch滤波器的误差进行了分析，给出了一种适用于双频GBAS的无码载偏离载波相位平滑伪距算法；然后，对机载完好性算法进行了研究，给出了H0和H1假设下的机载保护级计算方法；最后，进行了系统验证实验，实验结果表明，单星座GBAS不能满足飞机III类精密进近与着陆导航的性能需求，GPS和BDS融合后可见卫星个数得到提升，优化了卫星几何分布，进而使得系统的可用性由80.6081%提升到大于99.9999%。     

一种机载设备拦阻着陆冲击试验方法的研究

当机载设备承受拦阻着陆冲击环境应力时,该应力可被描述为一个持续衰减的冲击载荷。这种冲击载荷量值不高但持续时间较长,与普通着陆时的冲击载荷存在较大差异。本文针对传统试验方法复现该环境时试验件会出现较大的位移,现有试验设备大都无法满足要求的问题,提出了二次波形补偿的试验方法,通过理论计算大幅降低试验的位移,并进行了试验验证,可使大部分试验条件直接在电动振动台上完成。     

Development of a Precise Geodetic Survey System

The development of a system to perform first-order airborne geodetic surveying is described. It is shown how existing distance measuring techniques were applied to solve the operational requirement for a system that can measure the length of lines up to 900 nautical miles long with a probable error of 0.0017 nautical miles, and determine the nadir points of aerial photographs within twenty-four feet for ninety percent of the measurements. The implementation of the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) using a CW carrier phase modulated by four ranging tones is described at the block diagram level, it is shown that modulation with a large index (twelve radians) reduces the ranging errors associated with multipath propagation which formerly were a significant source of error in DME systems. Results of a flight test program are presented.     

Microwave Landing System Area Navigation

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) states that the Time Reference Scanning Beam (TRSB) Microwave Landing System will supplant the existing Instrument Landing System (ILS) as the recognized international standard as early as 1995. The MLS provides the ability to determine the aircraft's position in three dimensional space over a large coverage volume in the airport terminal area. This affords the capability to navigate and execute approaches throughout this volume of coverage. This technique is known as Microwave Landing System Area Navigation (MLS RNAV). In order to assess and further develop the potential capabilities of MLS RNAV, the FAA Technical Center has undertaken the tasks of performing analytical studies, as well as the development of a prototype MLS RNAV system.