• DocumentCode
    2475954
  • Title

    Solving passive multilateration equations using Bancroft´s algorithm

  • Author

    Geyer, Michael ; Daskalakis, Anastasios

  • Author_Institution
    US DOT Volpe Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    31 Oct-7 Nov 1998
  • Abstract
    This paper applies Bancroft´s algorithm, which was developed for GPS, to the solution of aircraft multilateration surveillance equations. Results developed are equally applicable to two-dimensional hyperbolic surveillance and navigation. Bancroft´s algorithm provides a closed-form position solution with a time tag
  • Keywords
    Global Positioning System; air traffic control; aircraft navigation; surveillance; Bancroft´s algorithm; GPS; aircraft multilateration surveillance; closed-form position solution; navigation; passive multilateration equations; time tag; two-dimensional hyperbolic surveillance; Aircraft navigation; Decoding; Global Positioning System; Nonlinear equations; Position measurement; Satellite ground stations; Surveillance; Transponders; US Department of Transportation; Yield estimation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE
  • Conference_Location
    Bellevue, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5086-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DASC.1998.739825
  • Filename
    739825