Title :
LANDING: Added assistance to pilots on small aircraft provided by EGNOS
Author :
Oliveira, João ; Tiberius, Christian
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Aerosp. Eng., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft
Abstract :
This contribution provides a showcase of what can be done in terms of positioning quality (accuracy and integrity) with a low cost single-frequency GPS+EGNOS receiver combined with sophisticated real-time data processing in static and dynamic environments. System integrity is monitored by Protection Levels and augmented by External Reliability Levels. For the LANDING project a working prototype has been implemented based on the new Septentrio AsteRxl single-frequency GNSS+SBAS receiver board. The paper shows SBAS positioning results with EGNOS based on actual data, including a flight test, and how position quality is monitored in real-time. Integrity requirements for Precision Approach can be met (for APV-I), considering both horizontal and vertical position; CAT-I integrity can, at present, be achieved only for a few percent of the time.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; aircraft landing guidance; radio receivers; CAT-I integrity; LANDING; SBAS positioning; Septentrio AsteRxl single-frequency GNSS+SBAS receiver board; dynamic environment; external reliability levels; flight test; positioning quality; precision approach; protection levels; real-time data processing; single-frequency GPS+EGNOS receiver; small aircraft; static environment; system integrity; Aerodynamics; Aircraft navigation; Costs; Data processing; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Monitoring; Protection; Prototypes; Satellite navigation systems;
Conference_Titel :
Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, 2008 IEEE/ION
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1536-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1537-3
DOI :
10.1109/PLANS.2008.4570021