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Emergency Locator Transmitter Survivability and Reliability StudyA comprehensive study of Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) performance was conducted over a three year period concluding in 2016 in support of the Search and Rescue (SAR) Mission Office at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The study began with a review of reported performance cited in a collection of works published as early as 1980 as well as analysis of a focused set of contemporary aviation crash reports. Based on initial research findings, a series of subscale and fullscale system tests were performed at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) with the goals of investigating ELT system failure modes and developing recommended improvements to the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) Minimum Operational Performance Specification (MOPS) that will result in improved system performance. Enhanced performance of ELT systems in aviation accidents will reduce unnecessary loss of human life and make SAR operations safer and less costly by reducing the amount of time required to locate accident sites.
Document ID
20170002586
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Stimson, Chad M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Littell, Justin D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Mazzuca, Lisa M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Foster, Anthony W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Theodorakos, George J.
(ASRC Federal Space and Defense Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
March 28, 2017
Publication Date
February 1, 2017
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2017-219584
L-20788
NF1676L-26456
Report Number: NASA/TM-2017-219584
Report Number: L-20788
Report Number: NF1676L-26456
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 432938.11.01.07.42.12
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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