Results of a Feasibility Study for Determining the Yaw Angle of a Landing Aircraft.

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine a means of measuring the yaw angle (crab angle) of an aircraft landing in zero-zero visibility conditions. The results of flight tests using the technique judged most promising are described. This technique used the characteristics of the radar returns obtained when the beam aspects of the aircraft were illuminated with a high-range-resolution radar. The range-time profiles of the sides of the aircraft were processed to determine the delay time between maximum correlation of the two waveforms. This delay is shown to be directly related to the crab angle. While success was achieved using manual data processing, automatic data processing did not produce consistent results when the aircraft geometry was complex. It was concluded that the profiles did not match because of differences in the radar characteristics. A radar technique employing switched RF oscillators is recommended for further testing. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1981
Accession Number
ADA099765

Entities

People

  • F. Donald Queen
  • James J. Alter

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Fuselages
  • Measurement
  • Radar
  • Radar Beams
  • Reflectors
  • Transmitters
  • X Band

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.