Abstract
The air transportation system infrastructure is comprised of communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management systems, and is known as the National Airspace System. This chapter describes the current very high-frequency and high-frequency modes of communication, very high-frequency omnidirectional range, distance measuring equipment, and instrument landing systems for navigation/guidance to the aircraft, and primary, as well as secondary radars, for surveillance. The two primary functions of the ground-based air traffic management system, viz. traffic flow management for strategic air traffic planning and air traffic control for safe movement of aircraft, are discussed in detail. This chapter also addresses the limited role of automation in both the aircraft cockpit and the ground-based air traffic management system.
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Mohleji, S. C., Lamiano, D. F., & Massimini, S. V. (2009). Air Transportation System Automation. In Springer Handbook of Automation (pp. 1181–1213). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_67
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