Systems and methods for adaptive whisper-shout for enhanced degarble capability

A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) comprising:

• a transmitter;
• a receiver;
• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory and thereby perform a method comprising:
• transmitting, by the transmitter, an initial ATCRBS interrogation;
• determining application of an adaptive whisper shout interrogation sequence;
• in response to the determining, adapting a subsequent ATCRBS interrogation by performing at least one of:
• changing an amplitude difference between an interrogation pulse and a suppression pulse of the subsequent ATCRBS interrogation as compared to a previous ATCRBS interrogation;
• and
• changing a power of the subsequent ATCRBS interrogation as compared to the initial ATCRBS interrogation;
• and
• transmitting, by the transmitter, the adapted subsequent ATCRBS interrogation.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method comprising:

• controlling a transmitter of a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) to transmit an initial ATCRBS interrogation;
• determining application of an adaptive whisper shout interrogation sequence;
• in response to the determining, adapting a subsequent ATCRBS interrogation by performing at least one of:
• changing an amplitude difference between an interrogation pulse and a suppression pulse of the subsequent ATCRBS interrogation as compared to a previous ATCRBS interrogation;
• and
• changing a power of the subsequent ATCRBS interrogation as compared to the initial ATCRBS interrogation;
• controlling the transmitter of the TCAS to transmit the adapted subsequent ATCRBS interrogation.