Research of opportunities of short-range radar to prevent flight accidents

摘要

The report examines the use of short-range radars (SR radar) on board a light aircraft to enhance flight safety during landing in conditions of limited or no optical visibility. Here reviews the main technical characteristics and functional possibilities of SR radar. The basis of the construction of this radar was automotive radar (AR) of collision avoidance, created by a group of specialists of the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University). The first experimental results of the SR radar test conducted on a plane IKARUS C42 are discussed. It is established that as a result of processing radar images (RI), obtained by SR radar, it is possible to measure the distance to the border the runway and the course angle of aircraft to the runway direction, that allows to provide a safe of aircraft landing in conditions of limited or no optical visibility.