Technical and Programmatic Features of the FAA's LAAS

1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-234
Author(s):  
R. Swider ◽  
K. Kaser ◽  
V. Wullschleger ◽  
J. Warburton ◽  
R. Braff
Keyword(s):  
Field Testing ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Local Area Augmentation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Status Information ◽  
Local Area Augmentation System ◽  
The Government

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.

Ohio University/FAA Flight Test Demonstration of Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)

Navigation ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. VAN GRAAS ◽  
D. W. DIGGLE ◽  
M. UIJT DE HAAG ◽  
T. A. SKIDMORE ◽  
M. F. DIBENEDETTO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Ohio University ◽  
Local Area Augmentation ◽  
Local Area Augmentation System

The FAA's Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Swider ◽  
Ronald Braff ◽  
Victor Wullschleger
Keyword(s):  
System Architecture ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
Differential Gps ◽  
Flight Tests ◽  
Local Area Augmentation ◽  
Wide Area Augmentation System ◽  
Local Area Augmentation System ◽  
Gps System

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) as a public use local area differential GPS system. The LAAS is required to support all categories of precision approach navigation. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the FAA's LAAS technical activities and programme plans. First, the complementary roles of the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and LAAS are summarized. Then technical activities are discussed, including requirements, system architecture, and flight tests. The paper concludes with a summary of the FAA's plans for LAAS, including the planned schedule of major programme activities.

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