Local area augmentation of GPS for the precision approach of aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the feasibility of using the Global Positioning System (GPS), together with local augmentation as the primary navigation system for the Category II and III precision approach of aircraft. This augmented system would be known as a local area augmentation system (LAAS) because it would place subsystems on the ground at or near an airport to greatly enhance the performance of airborne GPS receivers approaching that airport. The LAAS would complement space-based augmentations of GPS, such as the wide area augmentation system. When complete, the integrated system will meet stringent requirements on accuracy, integrity, continuity, and availability. Indeed, the LAAS will improve the airborne accuracy from approximately 100 m for stand-alone GPS to better than 1 m. This high accuracy is required so that LAAS can guarantee the integrity and continuity of the aircraft guidance during the approach phase of flight. Integrity requires the LAAS to detect any situations which threaten the safety of the landing, and notify the aircraft within 2 s of such a threat. Continuity is a competing consideration-it requires that the total number of alarms, true plus false, sent to the aircraft is very small. High continuity guarantees that the total number of aborted approaches is manageably small. Finally, availability is the fraction of the time during which LAAS is operational-providing position fixes with the specified accuracy, integrity and continuity. This paper describes the LAAS which has been proposed by the FAA. It discusses the fundamental operation of the LAAS.

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