Test and Evaluation of the Accuracy Capability of the Aircraft Separation Measurement System for Application as a Measurement Facility.

Abstract

Basic system accuracy of the Aircraft Separation Measurement System was evaluated. Two NAFEC aircraft were flown in various flight patterns during which ASMS-derived aircraft separation measurements were recorded in one of the aircraft on a digital printer. Paired phototheodolite stations tracked the aircraft and provided time-correlated aircraft coordinates which were converted into comparable reference aircraft separation data. Comparison of ASMS and phototheodolite data demonstrated an average ASMS system error of 0.017 nautical miles (103 feet), with standard deviation of 0.026 nautical miles (158 feet). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0735892

Entities

People

  • Vincent J. Luciani

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Errors
  • Measurement
  • Nautical
  • Phototheodolites
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.