TCAS: A Second Set of Eyes for Pilots

June 2009

TCAS, the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, has helped keep commercial and military aviation safe since 1990. Today MITRE is working to help TCAS evolve as the new airborne surveillance procedures and applications required by NextGen become operational.

Hammering Out IEDs—Detecting Explosives with Biologically Inspired Research

June 2009

Taking a cue from the electroreceptory organs of certain marine animals, MITRE's "Biologically Inspired Sensing" project is exploring the use of dielectric spectroscopy—the analysis of how electrical charge builds up and migrates through different materials—to detect explosive materials such as those used in IEDs.

Clear Skies for NextGen

June 2009

MITRE is working with the FAA to generate new concepts, develop new standards, and find new solutions to evolve and improve our national airspace system. These new concepts, standards, and solutions are known collectively as the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen.