New Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Implemented

By Deborah Germak

The FAA recently entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems, LLC (ACSS). The collaborative research is in surveillance and is an excellent example of leveraging resources by combining ACSS’ avionics development experience with the FAA’s flying laboratories and flight-testing expertise.

ACSS currently is in the process of developing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) functionality, including three initial ADS-B applications. This functionality is incorporated into ACSS’s third-generation Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS).

The objective of this collaborative partnership is to develop operational knowledge and three validated ADS-B procedures: (1) merging and spacing, (2) surface area movement management and (3) cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI) assisted visual spacing (CAVS).

The Government’s Principal Investigator is Carl Jezierski at the Technical Center, and Ronald Scott is the Principal Investigator at ACSS. This CRDA was awarded on September 21 and is effective for 2 years.

If you have any questions regarding this CRDA, please contact Deborah Germak, the FAA Technology Transfer Program Manager, at (609) 485-9862 or deborah.germak@faa.gov.