MSS-5
Multilateration Surveillance System
MSS-5 is the 5th generation of the Multilateration Surveillance System (MSS) tailored for Air Traffic Management combining proven multilateration and ADS-B technologies. The system provides accurate real-time localization, tracking and identification of all objects equipped with transponder: at the airport surface, in TMA and en-route. The system withstands all weather conditions and is suitable for any terrain profiles.
MSS-5 answers the 5 main challenges of Air Traffic Surveillance nowadays:
- traffic density
- deployability
- time synchronization
- safety
- security
Solutions and use cases of Gate to Gate surveillance
5 key features:
- 2020+ standards readiness
- Dual Station Data output: ASTERIX format and raw Mlat
- Expandable modular solution for flexible deployment, mast up or down
- All weather conditions - any climatic or terrain challenges
- Worldwide GNSS Synchronization (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BEIDOU)
Basic specifications
Solutions
MLAT
(Surface Surveillance)
Surface Multilateration by MSS-5 provides ground surveillance as well as surveillance for the immediate vicinity of the airport.
WAM
(Wide Area Multilateration)
Wide Area Multilateration by MSS-5 provides reliable and extremely accurate surveillance for TMA and EN-ROUTE areas suitable for all terrain challenges.
ADS-B
(Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcasting)
MSS-5 decodes ADS-B signals according to all applicable standards and can be configured as a standalone network of redundant ADS-B ground-stations capable of independent ASTERIX output or as a network of ADS-B receivers fused in a Central Processing Station to provide a single ADS-B track.
PRM
(Parallel Runway Monitoring)
Parallel Runway Monitoring with MSS-5’s extreme accuracy and reliability of surveillance allows the safe approach of aircrafts to parallel runways operations on the busiest airports in the world.
HMU
(Height Monitoring Unit)
MSS-5 has been proven to provide the measuring element of a height monitoring unit. Along with the processing system it supports reducing the vertical separation minimum to 1000 ft (RVSM: Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum) in the Upper Airspace.
VTS
(Vehicle Tracking System)
The combination of SQUID and MSS-5 represents a Vehicle Tracking System for increasing safety for airport traffic control as well as efficiency for airport operations.
| 5 Challenges | MSS-5 solutions |
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TRAFFIC DENSITYDespite the current dropout, traffic density increases; a new layer of ATM for UAS is expected. |
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DEPLOYABILITYA simple, all in one solution, is needed for quick deployment and life-cycle support. |
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TIME SYNCHRONIZATIONMultistatic systems need to be synchronised on more than one source. |
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SAFETYThe performance of the system has to be accurate and reliable 24/7. |
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SECURITYThe surveillance system is part of a critical infrastructure, therefore high security standards must be applied. |
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Architecture
Receiving module – 5 in 1:
2 Receiving Modules (RXU), 2 Site Monitoring Modules (SMU) and 1 Processing Module (RPU)
Supply module – 5 in 1:
Standard Power Supply, PoE Supply, Security monitoring module, Safety monitoring module, In-build Switch
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