ASR-8/TDX-2000 Performance Analysis: Evaluation of Multiple-Time-Around-Detection (MTAD) Algorithm and Final Report

This report documents the analysis of and subsequent improvements to the performance of the ASR-8/TDX-2000 digitizer equipment combination. Working at the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Palm Springs, CA and Williams (Mesa, AZ) ASR-8 facilities, data were methodically collected and analyzed to isolate the causes of reported correlated radar-only tracks that were being dropped or were never initiated. These problems were subsequently fixed via hard and soft parameter changes in the TDX-2000. A significant study was also undertaken in conjunction with the Sensis Corporation to improve the TDX-2000's capability to reject returns from multiple-time-around detections. The details of that algorithm modification and the results of follow-on testing and analysis are described. Final conclusions on the status of the project are also included.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40303
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Lincoln Laboratory
  244 Wood Street
  Lexington, MA  United States  02420-9108

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Anderson, K J
  • Shank, E M
  • Brown, W L
• Publication Date: 2001-10-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Project Report
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 30p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Radar air traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport surveillance radar; Multiple time around detection (MTAD); Performance analysis; TDX-2000 digitizer
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01708694
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATC-300
• Contract Numbers: Air Force Contract Fl9628-00-C-0002
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 25 2019 6:04PM