Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety Systems (GADSS) : Theory and Applications

Description

This book presents the principal structure, networks and applications of the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) for enhanced airborne Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS). It shows how their implementation works to ensure better security in flight and on the airports surface; improved aircraft tracking and determination in real space and time; and enhanced distress alerting, safety; and Search and Rescue (SAR) system for missing, hijacked and landed aircraft at sea or on the ground. Main topics of this book are as follows: an overview of radio and satellite systems with retrospective to aeronautical safety; security and distress systems; space segment with all aspects regarding satellite orbits and infrastructures; transmission segment of radio and satellite systems; ground segment of radio and earth ground stations; airborne radio and satellite antenna systems and propagation; aeronautical VHF and HF Radio CNS systems and networks; Inmarsat, Iridium and Cospas-Sasrast aeronautical satellite CNS systems and networks; Aeronautical Global Satellite Augmentation System (GSAS) and networks; Digital Video Broadcasting - Return Channel via Satellite (DVB-RCS) standards and Aeronautical Stratospheric Platform Systems (SPS) and networks. Front Matter ....Pages i-xlix Introduction (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 1-105 Space Communication Segment (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 107-225 Ground Communication Segment (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 227-313 Airborne Radio CNS Systems and Networks (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 315-436 Airborne Satellite CNS Systems and Networks (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 437-582 Global Satellite Augmentation System (GSAS) (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 583-659 Integrations into the GADSS Network (Stojče Dimov Ilčev)....Pages 661-749 Back Matter ....Pages 751-781