Air traffic control radar beacon system — The air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) is a system used in air traffic control (ATC) to enhance radar monitoring and separation of air traffic. ATCRBS assists ATC radars by acquiring information about the aircraft being monitored,… … Wikipedia
air traffic control radar beacon system — A radar system in which the object to be detected is fitted with cooperative equipment in the form of a radar receiver/transmitter or a trans ponder. Radio pulses from the interrogator (transmitter/receiver) site are received in the cooperative… … Aviation dictionary
automated radar terminal system — Computer aided radar display subsystem capable of associating alphanumeric data with radar returns. The system displays information to the terminal controller, including aircraft identification, flight plan data, and other flight associated… … Aviation dictionary
Beam Approach Beacon System — (or BABS) is an automatic RADAR landing system developed in the early 1940 s.It is a responder (or transponder) mounted in a Hillman van and placed at the end of the runway. In some cases fixed sites were installed and by the mid 1950 s Standard… … Wikipedia
micro–en route automated radar tracking system — An automated radar and radar beacon tracking system capable of employing both short range (airport surveillance radar) and long range (air route surveillance radar)) radars. This microcomputer driven system provides improved tracking, continuous… … Aviation dictionary
en route automated radar tracking system — An automated radar and radar beacon tracking system using both short and long range radars and a fully digital display. See also automated radar terminal system … Aviation dictionary
radar — /ray dahr/, n. 1. Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns. 2. a means or sense of awareness or… … Universalium
Secondary surveillance radar — SSR antenna of Deutsche Flugsicherung at Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania Secondary surveillance radar (SSR)[1] is a radar system used in air traffic control (ATC), that not only detects an … Wikipedia
air traffic control beacon interrogator — That part of the air traffic control radar beacon system located on the ground that interrogates an airborne transponder and receives a reply. The aircraft responder transmits its identity and altitude. See air traffic control radar beacon system … Aviation dictionary
Airborne Collision Avoidance System — (ACAS) is an ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standard specified in ICAO Annex 10 Vol IV which provides pilots with a system independent of air traffic control to detect the presence of other aircraft which may present a threat of … Wikipedia
