EMPIRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF IPC TRACKER PERFORMANCE USING DABS DATA

The performance of a set of tracker algorithms proposed for use in the DABS-based Intermittent Positive Control (IPC) collision avoidance system is assessed. The position projecting tracker algorithms are subjected to actual surveillance data obtained at the Lincoln Laboratory DABS Experimental Facility. Effects of turn-rate, speed, wind and surveillance accuracy upon heading error, speed error and position error are presented.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Arcon Corp., Lexington, Mass. Errata sheet inserted.
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Linclon Laboratory, 244 Wood Street
  Lexington, MA  United States  02420-9180

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 

  Arcon Corporation

  Lexington, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Leeper, J L
  • Tvirbutas, A A
• Publication Date: 1976-6-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Algorithms; Crash avoidance systems; Errors; Mode S; Performance; Tracking systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tracking
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143001
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATC-61, FAA-RD-75-234
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA72-WAI-261,, F19628-76-C-0002
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 2002 12:00AM