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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 117 - Napa, CA - March 2016
Agenda Location	9 SUBCOMMITTEE A – AERONAUTIC AND SURFACE VEHICLES 9.3 F-16 Automatic Air and Ground Collision Avoidance Systems
Title	F-16 Automatic Air and Ground Collision Avoidance Systems
Presenter	Charles Eger and Rebecca Mitchell
Affiliation	USAF Flight Tet Center
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Abstract	This presentation provides an overview of the design and testing of the F-16 Automatic Ground and Air Collision Avoidance Systems (Auto GCAS and Auto ACAS). Auto GCAS and Auto ACAS are designed to prevent controlled flight into terrain and mid-air mishaps, respectively. These systems differ from previous ground and mid-air warning systems in that they require neither pilot action nor consent for the system to take control of the aircraft and perform an evasive maneuver. The testing of both systems required assessing collision avoidance performance while never actually relying on the system under test, necessitating the need for unique flight test methods. Though Auto GCAS and Auto ACAS are similar automatic systems designed to prevent collisions by executing a planned trajectory, different techniques are used to execute effective flight test.