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Technical and Programmatic Features of the FAA's LAAS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1999

R. Swider ,
K. Kaser ,
V. Wullschleger ,
J. Warburton  and
R. Braff
R. Swider
Affiliation:
FAA Headquarters
K. Kaser
Affiliation:
FAA Headquarters
V. Wullschleger
Affiliation:
W. J. Hughes Technical Center
J. Warburton
Affiliation:
W. J. Hughes Technical Center
R. Braff
Affiliation:
The MITRE Corporation
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Abstract

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing and planning to field the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS). LAAS is a Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) to GPS, and is designed to serve all categories of precision approach. The purpose of this paper is to provide the latest technical and status information on the LAAS programme. The technical aspects of the LAAS specification are discussed, followed by a description of specification validation field testing and results. Institutional and programmatic aspects are then summarized along with a chronology of events leading up to the Government Industry Partnership (GIP) for the initial development and fielding of LAAS.

Keywords

1. Air2. Electronics3. GNSS4. Augmentation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , May 1999 , pp. 217 - 234
Copyright
© 1999 The Royal Institute of Navigation

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