AIRBORNE DETERMINATION OF GROUND SPEED: A FEASIBILITY STUDY

To obtain the aircraft ground speed during Instrument Landing System approaches an algorithm is developed which utilizes the glide slope deviation signal and the rate of descent as determined from the radar or barometric altimeter. The accuracy of these inputs is determined from a study of all appropriate Federal Aviation Administration Flight Inspection Records and from examination of topographic maps of the areas beneath the flights for which records were available. It was found that irregularities in the glide slope, variations in the slope of the terrain, and rapid fluctuations in the barometric pressure associated with wind shear will all induce excessive errors in the value obtained for the ground speed. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Airborne Determination of Ground Speed During ILS Approaches.
• Corporate Authors:

  AMBAC Electronics

  Fort Washington, PA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Greenwood, F
• Publication Date: 1979-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Airspeed; Algorithms; Altimeters; Atmospheric pressure; Descent; Feasibility analysis; Glide path systems; Ground speed; Instrument landing systems; Measurement; Radio signals; Rates; Terrain; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airborne
• Old TRIS Terms: Airborne equipment; Barometric pressure; Determination; Instrument landing; Variations
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00199081
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAA-RD-79-19, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA78WA-4214
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 19 2003 12:00AM