Preliminary PWI Specifications and Threat Logic

Abstract

An estimation was made of the potential benefit to be derived by the various users of the air-space through the implementation of Pilot Warning Instrument (PWI) systems of various degrees of sophistication. It is anticipated that the effectiveness of any PWI will depend strongly on the following: the rate of alarms it generates; the percentage of these alarms for which pilots detect corresponding targets; and whether or not the pilots consider these targets to be dangerous. It is proposed to measure the potential effectiveness of various systems by exercising them through simulation with pilots who are busy with workloads appropriate to their mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0741151

Entities

People

  • J. F. Lyons
  • V. Mangulis
  • W. Graham

Organizations

  • Control Data Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Background Noise
  • Bearings
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Detection
  • Discrimination
  • False Alarms
  • Flight Speeds
  • Measurement
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Multiple Targets
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Target Discrimination
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects