Empirical Characterization of IPC Tracker Performance Using DABS Data.

Abstract

The performance of a set of tracker algorithms proposed for use in the DABS-based Intermittent Positive Control (IPC) collision avoidance system is assessed. The position projecting tracker algorithms are subjected to actual surveillance data obtained at the Lincoln Laboratory DABS Experimental Facility. Effects of turn-rate, speed, wind and surveillance accuracy upon heading error, speed error and position error are presented.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027778

Entities

People

  • A. A. Tvirbutas
  • J. L. Leeper

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Collisions
  • Cooperation
  • Errors
  • Observatories
  • Research Facilities
  • Surveillance
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.