The Impact of Inertial Navigation on Air Safety.
Abstract
An analysis of inertial navigation system performance data was carried out to assess the probable impact of inertial navigation on the aircraft collision risk in the North Atlantic region. These data were used to calculate the collision risk between two aircraft flying at the same nominal flight level on adjacent tracks. The inertial system's error sources are treated in a statistical sense to infer the en route error behavior from the terminal error data. Collision risk estimates are derived for easterly and westerly transatlantic flights. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0733753
Entities
People
- D. O'mathuna
- K. R. Britting
- R. M. Hershkowitz
Organizations
- John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center