False Target Elimination at Albuquerque Using ARTS-III Software

Abstract

Lincoln Laboratory has been assisting the U.S. Air Force Weapons Laboratory in the study of ATCRBS false targets caused by reflections from buildings at Albuquerque International Airport/Kirtland AFB. This paper discusses the false target situation there and proposes two algorithms for correcting it in ARTS-III software. The simpler of the two appears applicable to the Albuquerque situation today, and is easily extendable to correct false targets caused by new buildings. Since the process appears directly applicable to many FAA Secondary Radar installations, a more complex algorithm is also presented, which is suitable for use in very high density terminal areas

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776798

Entities

People

  • Alan G. Cameron

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Altitude
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Control Systems
  • Elimination
  • False Targets
  • Identification
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Reflection
  • Reflectors
  • Targets

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design