Validation Testing Activities W J Hughes Technical Center UAT SARPS Subgroup September 15-17, 2004
UAT Ground Station Lab Test Configuration Ground Interface Recorder GPS Garmin AT GDL90 UAT Avionics Sensis Ground Based Transceiver MX020 Display UAT Message Generator GBT Local Maintenance
Garmin AT UAT Transceiver
Sensis Ground Based Transceiver
UAT RF Message Generator
Technical Center UAT Test Lab
MX020 Avionics Display
CAPSTONE/ SARPS Validation Flight Tests Three Flight Tests Conducted to Date July 29, 2004 August 11, 2004 August 25, 2004 All Flight Tests included TSO d avionics UAT Ground Stations installed at the Tech Center MEARTS testing of ADS-B data from aircraft
Flight Test Photos
Equipment Pallatte UAT Datalink (GDL90) w/ GPS sensor
Equipment Pallate in N39 UAT Datalink (GDL90) GPS Reference Receiver
Antenna Patch Panel (N39)
UAT Belly Antenna (N39)
UAT Belly Antenna (N39)
UAT Top Antenna (N39)
N39 Ready to Go
ATC Automation (MEARTS) During Flight Test (ADS-B Source Only) GBT Site (FAATC) N39 ~90 NM NW N49 ~60 NM SE
GBT Installation at Tech Center
GBT Antenna Installation
Antenna Installation
Flight Test #1 July 29, 2004 Flight Test at Technical Center Convair N49 aircraft to a flight level of just below 14,000 feet Radial from GBT to about 140 nmiles and return Finished with circular patterns within 10 miles of GBT to test Micro EARTS (MEARTS) ADS-B Message Processing of Flight ID changes and airborne alert/status reporting Sensis GBT connected to Capstone Communications and Control System (CCCS) and MicroEARTS N49 aircraft with installed TSO d Garmin AT GDL90 UAT avionics ADS-B messages received through the GBT recorded and analyzed
Flight Test #1 Systems Technical Center Project Aircraft N49 Convair with UAT TSO d avionics Garmin GDL90 connected to operate as A1H independent of other aircraft avionics Connected and operated with top and bottom antenna MX020 Display connected to UAT Altitude data provided by aircraft GPS receiver self contained in Garmin avionics Operation controlled by project personnel independent of pilots GBT Sensis Pre-Production installed at the Technical Center Sited with antenna on Mock Tower Cab on Main Building with CAPSTONE Phase 1 antenna Connected to CCCS using serial interface at 19.2 Kb Test Tool recorder connected at GBT output to record and monitor data
Flight Test #1 Systems - 2 CCCS Capstone Communications Controller part of Ground Systems required to interface to ATC Routes ADS-B Messages to MEARTS MEARTS Receives FIS-B from Weather Sources and forwards data to GBT for Uplink Receives TIS-B Messages and transmits data to GBT for Uplink CAPSTONE baseline Version 0402.0, site TCH08
Flight Test Configuration-- July 29, 2004 Flight GPS GDL90 UAT Convair N 49 Project Aircraft MX20 Display UAT 978MHZ GPS Ashtech Recorder GDL90 UAT Data Recorder Controller Display Building 301 GBT CCCS ATC Automation (MEARTS) Tower Cab Site on Main Building Main Building Laboratory CDR Recording
Flight Test #1 Recordings Messages from the GBT at the Ground Interface (Asynch 19.2 Kb serial data) Asterix 23 Status Messages GBT GPS Report Alert/Alarm Status Test Message Asterix 33 ADS-B Messages Message fields incorporated into a Message based on received RF Message Content
Flight Test #1 Recordings 2 Ashtech GPS Recordings Establishes true position to compare UAT GPS reported position MEARTS Recordings Continuous Data Recording (CDR) ADS-B Interface Recording off the CCCS
Flight Test #1 Results Validated end to end UAT ADS-B Message Air To Ground Reception Validated proper encoding/decoding of UAT Message Fields UAT avionics transmissions of a A1H Class as defined by RTCA DO-282A TYPE 0 Payload» Basic Message State Vector TYPE 1 Payload» Long Message State Vector, Mode Status, Auxiliary State Vector TYPE 2 Payload» Long Message State Vector, Auxiliary State Vector
Flight Profile July 29, 2004 40 39.5 39 Latitude 38.5 Series1 38 37.5 37-76.2-76 -75.8-75.6-75.4-75.2-75 -74.8-74.6-74.4-74.2 Longitude
Flight Test #2 August 11, 2004 Flight Test at Technical Center 2 Aircraft equipped with UAT Convair N49 and Convair N39 aircraft Operational Testing of ATC Coverage of ADS-B Air to air reception of ADS-B Sensis GBT connected to Capstone Communications and Control System (CCCS) and MicroEARTS N49 and N39 aircraft both equipped with TSO d Garmin AT GDL90 UAT avionics ADS-B messages received through the GBT recorded and analyzed
Flight Test Configuration-- August 11, 2004 Flight Convair N49 Project Aircraft Convair N39 Project Aircraft Avionics MX20 Display GDL90 UAT G P S GDL90 UAT Data Recorder Data Recorder GPS Ashtech Recorder Controller Display Building 301 GBT CCCS ATC Automation (MEARTS ) Tower Cab Site on Main Building Main Building Laboratory CDR Recording
August 11 Flight Test N49 Flight Profile 40.4 40.2 40 39.8 Latitude 39.6 39.4 39.2 Series1 39 38.8 38.6-77.5-77 -76.5-76 -75.5-75 -74.5-74 -73.5 Longitude 38.4
August 11 Flight Test N39 Flight Profile 41.5 41 40.5 Latitude 40 39.5 Series1 39 38.5-80 -79-78 -77-76 -75-74 -73 Longitude 38
August 11 Flight Test N39 Aircraft Reception by UAT Ground Station 200 60 160 50 Range (nmi) 120 80 40 30 20 Update Time (s) Range Time Gap 40 10 0 0 13:40:48 13:55:12 14:09:36 14:24:00 14:38:24 14:52:48 15:07:12 15:21:36 15:36:00 15:50:24 16:04:48 Time (hh:mm:ss)
August 11 Flight Test N49 Aircraft Reception by UAT Ground Station 140 60 120 50 100 40 Range (nmi) 80 60 30 Update Time (s) Range Time Gap 20 40 20 10 0 0 13:55:12 14:09:36 14:24:00 14:38:24 14:52:48 15:07:12 15:21:36 15:36:00 15:50:24 16:04:48 Time (hh:mm:ss) TOA
Flight Test #3 August 25, 2004 Flight Test at Technical Center 2 Aircraft equipped with UAT Convair N49 and Convair N39 aircraft Operational Testing of ATC Coverage of ADS-B Air to air reception of ADS-B 2 Sensis GBTs connected to Capstone Communications and Control System (CCCS) and MicroEARTS N49 and N39 aircraft both equipped with TSO d Garmin AT GDL90 UAT avionics ADS-B messages received through the GBT recorded and analyzed
Flight Test Configuration-- August 24, 2004 Flight Convair N49 Project Aircraft Convair N 39 Project Aircraft Avionics MX20 Display GDL90 UAT G P S GDL90 UAT Building 301 GBT Data Recorder Controller Display GPS Ashtech Recorder GBT Tower Cab Site on Main Building ATC Automation (MEARTS) Roof Site on Main Building CCCS Data Recorder Main Building Laboratory Data Recorder
August 25 Flight Test N39 Received by Primary GBT 140 120 Range Time Gap 60 50 100 40 80 60 40 20 0 13:12:14 13:14:56 13:28:48 13:32:08 13:34:54 13:37:49 13:40:52 13:46:47 13:49:33 13:52:15 13:54:57 13:57:38 14:00:19 14:03:06 Range (nmi) 14:08:38 14:13:09 14:16:14 14:18:57 14:21:38 14:24:19 14:27:01 14:29:43 14:32:27 14:35:09 14:37:50 14:40:32 14:43:15 14:45:57 14:48:38 14:51:20 30 Update Time (s) 20 10 0 Time (hh:mm:ss)
August 25 Flight Test N49 Received by Primary GBT 100 60 90 80 70 Range Time Gap 50 40 Range (nmi) 60 50 40 30 30 20 10 0 13:12:38 13:15:48 13:19:00 13:22:11 13:25:19 13:28:27 13:32:01 13:35:35 13:38:43 13:41:52 13:48:12 13:51:21 13:54:29 13:57:38 14:00:48 14:03:56 14:07:05 14:10:13 14:13:43 14:16:52 14:20:00 14:23:09 14:26:17 14:29:26 14:32:35 14:35:44 14:38:54 14:42:02 14:45:10 14:48:18 20 Update Time (s) 10 0 Time (hh:mm:ss)
Aug 25, 2004 Flight Test N39 Reception by Secondary GBT 140 35 120 100 Range Time Gap 30 25 80 60 40 20 0 13:16:16 13:19:55 13:23:42 13:27:15 13:31:07 13:35:23 13:39:03 13:43:09 13:46:50 13:50:40 13:54:22 13:57:57 14:01:32 14:05:46 14:10:41 14:14:50 14:18:24 14:22:20 14:26:18 14:30:00 14:33:46 14:37:19 14:40:53 14:44:27 14:48:00 14:51:52 Range (nmi) 20 15 Update Time (s) 10 5 0 Time (hh:mm:ss) TOA
Aug 25, 2004 Flight Test N49 Reception by Secondary GBT 100 100 90 90 80 70 Range Time Gap 80 70 Range (nmi) 60 50 40 60 50 30 20 10 0 13:15:51 13:19:41 13:24:25 13:29:33 13:33:14 13:36:58 13:40:07 13:43:20 13:46:30 13:49:39 13:52:49 13:55:59 13:59:12 14:02:32 14:05:43 14:08:52 14:13:15 14:16:25 14:19:36 14:22:46 14:26:02 14:29:12 14:32:23 14:35:32 14:38:44 14:41:54 14:45:03 14:48:12 40 Time Gap (s) 30 20 10 0 Time (hh:mm:ss) TOA