Collision Avoidance Systems

Monday, January 09, 2012 at 08:07 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Collision-avoidance technology, particularly ADS-B, is expanding its capabilities to include traffic alerting on airport surfaces, offering pilots a tactical view of nearby aircraft.
Various traffic-alerting systems, such as TIS, TAS, and TCAS, use similar symbology to display targets based on relative bearing, distance, and altitude.
Latest advancements in these systems, including the combination of TCAS II with ADS-B "Out" technology, aim to provide enhanced and unparalleled collision protection.

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A closer look at the latest in collision-avoidance technology.

ADS-B — ADS-B is expanding traffic-alerting capability to the airport surface. Here, technology from ACSS highlights the departure runway and landing traffic in yellow.

Rockwell Collins Traffic-Alert Technology — The latest traffic-alert gear from Rockwell Collins combines a dedicated TCAS II system with ADS-B “Out” technology for unparalled collision protection.

Collision Avoidance System — Whether you fly with TIS, TAS or TCAS, traffic-alerting technologies use similar symbology, displaying targets based on relative bearing, distance and altitude.

Avidyne TAS — TAS products for GA aircraft sell for between $8,500 and $22,000. Avidyne’s technology uses antennas that mount to the top and bottom of the fuselage.

ADS-B — One of the key benefits of ADS-B is in giving pilots a tactical view of nearby traffic. UPS is using the technology to fly more airplanes into its busy Louisville hub.

Zaon’s PCAS XRX collision-avoidance device — Zaon’s PCAS XRX collision-avoidance device

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