Aircraft Derived Data Validation Algorithms
Abstract
This document replaces ATC-337. US Military aircraft operating in civilian airspace are subject to the same avionics equipage requirements as civilian aircraft. To satisfy Air Traffic Control (ATC) mandates, aircraft flying in civilian airspace must be equipped with a Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) transponder that can provide aircraft-derived data when requested by a Mode S SSR. Equipage with a Mode S transponder and the reporting of aircraft call sign is referred to as Elementary Surveillance (ELS). The reporting of aircraft intent and state data is referred to as Enhanced Surveillance (EHS). To meet the European requirements of ELS and EHS, current aircraft data must be maintained in the transponder and provided at the request of a Mode S ground interrogator. These data are used by ATC ground automation systems to provide better predictions of near-term aircraft trajectories than could be obtained from traditional surveillance data, thereby enabling more efficient use of crowded airspace. The United States Air Force (USAF) tasked Lincoln Laboratory to validate that Mode S EHS data from US Military aircraft are in compliance with European mandates. Analysis of US Military aircraft EHS data can be used to identify US Military aircraft with potential compliance shortfalls with respect to the European mandates. This report provides details of the algorithms developed by Lincoln Laboratory to perform this analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 06, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA565826
Entities
People
- Brendon J. Puntin
- Randall T. Wiken
- Thomas B. Billingsley
- Val M. Heinz
- Vincent A. Orlando
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology