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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
CAS-100 COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
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E. Acronyms and Abbreviations
(1) The acronyms and abbreviations that follow help the reader identify terms and definitions
used by Honeywell.
(2) The letter symbols for units of measurement are the same as shown in the GPO Style
Manual and in ANSI/IEEE Std 260.
Term
Definition
ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
AEEC
Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
AGL
above ground level
AHRS
attitude/heading reference system
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ARINC
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ATC
Air Traffic Control
ATCRBS
Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATE
automatic test equipment
BITE
built-in-test equipment
CAS
Collision Avoidance System
CFDS
centralized fault display system
CRT
cathode ray tube
DME
distance measuring equipment
DPSK
differential phase shift keying
DTIF
display traffic information file
ERP
effective radiated power
ESDS
electrostatic discharge sensitive
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FDR
flight data recorder
FPM
feet per minute
GPWS
ground proximity warning system