Title :
Investigation of measurement characteristics of MLAT / WAM and ADS-B
Author :
Pourvoyeur, Klaus ; Mathias, Adolf ; Heidger, Ralf
Author_Institution :
TM/SP, Systemhaus, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, Langen, Germany
Abstract :
For several decades rotating sensors have been employed as the workhorse for air traffic surveillance purposes. Therefore, their measurement characteristic is widely understood. With the adoption of ADS-B and MLAT/WAM, experiences gained from rotating sensors are no longer valid in all aspects. This contribution investigates the specific error characteristics of these new types of sensor technologies. The goal is to obtain a deeper understanding what specific characteristics must be expected from these new sensor types.
Keywords :
air traffic; sensors; surveillance; ADS-B; MLAT-WAM; air traffic surveillance; measurement characteristics; sensor technology; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Radar tracking; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Transponders; ADS-B; Multi-sensor data-fusion (MSDF); air traffic control (ATC); multilateration (MLAT); wide area MLAT (WAM);
Conference_Titel :
Digital Communications - Enhanced Surveillance of Aircraft and Vehicles (TIWDC/ESAV), 2011 Tyrrhenian International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Capri
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9841-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-903482-3-5
