MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF VOR/DME HOLDING PROCEDURES. BASIC NOTIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Using DME in addition to VOR allows a better use of the airspace for holding procedures in civil aviation. As yet, there are no procedures agreed on by the international authorities for the construction of the airspace to be reserved for a safe execution of these holding procedures. A method for the construction of holding areas of different probabilities is described in which the simulation of flight paths in a computer using the Monte Carlo technique has special importance. The simulation allows the application of an extensive and detailed error model. In addition, the locally different physical conditions may be taken into consideration. Both factors are most important for safe and economical use of airspace.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Tran-Transl. Into English of 'Grundlagen U. Anwend. Der Simulation von VOR/Dme-Warteverfahren MIT der Monte-Carlo-Tech.', Dfvlr, Brunswick Report Dlr-FB-77-08, 17 Mar. 1977. Misc-Original Report in German Previously Announced as N77-30105. Misc-Original German Report Available from Dfvlr, Cologne Dm 13.70.
• Corporate Authors:

  European Space Agency

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  Deutsche Forschungs-u Versuchsanst f Luft-u Raumft

  Institut fuer Turbulenzforschung
  Koeln,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • SCHNUERER, H
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Air traffic control; Airspace (Aeronautics); Airspace (Law); Approach; Civil aviation; Distance measuring equipment; Flight paths; Monte Carlo method; Simulation; Very high frequency; Very high frequency omnidirectional radio range
• Uncontrolled Terms: Omnirange system
• Old TRIS Terms: Holding; Holding patterns; Vhf omnidirectional range
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174572
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ESA-TT-419
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM