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Air RESEARCH: GORAC Click here to browse the final summary report

Project Acronym: GORAC
Type of contract: Shared Cost
Project title: GCAS Operational Requirements and Certification
Main contractor: DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE S.A.
Type organisation: Industry
Country: FR
Start date & duration: 1996-01-01 - 15 months
Area: Air
Relevant tasks: 4.2.3.36
Total cost in kECUs: 702
Total EU contribution in kECUs: 351


Objectives of research

Main objectives:

The objectives of GORAC are to consider the requirements for a ground collision avoidance system (GCAS) that need to be satisfied in terms of airworthiness and propose an acceptable means of certification with particular emphasis on the utilisation of a terrain database, predictive algorithms and the introduction of new Man Machine Interface (MMI).

Demo Sites:

None

Links with other projects, tasks, areas, programmes, policy actions:
IMT Programme task 3A.5.13


Participants

Organisation Type Country
DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE S.A. Industry     FR
GEC MARCONI LTD ACTING THROUGH ITS MANAGEMENT COMPANY GEC - MARCONI - AVIONICS LTD Industry     GB
NFS NAVIGATIONS- UND FLUGFÜHRUNGS - SYSTEME GMBH - 100% SUBSIDIARY OF DAIMLER-BENZ AEROSPACE AG (DASA) - Industry     DE

Coordinator's name: Mr Gérard LEPERE
Address: DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE S.A.
Quai Marcel Dassault, 55
PO Box: POBOX 301
92214 Saint-Cloud
FR
Tel: +33-1-49118637
Fax: +33-1-49118100


European Commission Contact Point

Name: Mr. Chris NORTH
Tel: +32-2-2968336
Fax: +32 -2-2968350


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