Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Transmitter Analysis

Abstract

This project deals with the acquaint for new aircraft surveillance system: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which is a technology that can replace early navigation systems which cannot provide surveillance to all area, and may report false target and position as well as poor resolution. ADS-B enhances cockpit situational awareness, and has the potential to enable procedures not possible with current surveillance technology that would increase the capacity of the National Airspace System (ANS) it is being introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with mandated implementation in the United States by the year 2020. In this project, a successful microcontroller-based method to generate ADS-B messages was conducted using a system comprised of GPS module (Sky Nav SKM-53), Arduino Uno and 16*2 Liquid Crystal Display unit. The proposed system was firstly simulated using Proteus ISIS and then partially implemented. The obtained results from the simulation platform were compared with the real and calculated one which are similar.