27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS2010-6.6ST1

MAGIC ATOLS : MICROWAVE AND GPS INTEGRATED COOPERATIVE AUTOMATIC TAKE-OFF AND LANDING SYSTEM

P. Garrec, P. Cornic
THALES, France

Keywords: automatic take-off & landing, radar, grazing angles

When avionic solution developed for UAVs can bring benefit for civil aviation safety. Measuring at grazing angles with an RF System is a problem that is a showstopper for many systems. ILS try to survive it. Instead of struggling against the physical problem, MAGIC ATOLS turns it to its profit.

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