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Opportunity trajectory reconstruction techniques for evaluation of ATC systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Jesus Garcia*
Affiliation:
GIAA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda Universidad 22, 28270 Colmenarejo, Spain. Phone: +(34) 918561315; Fax: +(34) 91 8561271
Juan A. Besada
Affiliation:
GPDS-CEDITEC, ETSI Telecomunicacion, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: +(34) 913367225; Fax: +(34) 913365876
Andres Soto
Affiliation:
GPDS-CEDITEC, ETSI Telecomunicacion, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: +(34) 913367225; Fax: +(34) 913365876
Gonzalo de Miguel
Affiliation:
GPDS-CEDITEC, ETSI Telecomunicacion, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Phone: +(34) 913367225; Fax: +(34) 913365876
*
Corresponding author: Jesus Garcia Email: [email protected]

Abstract

This paper describes some key points of a new tool being currently developed by Eurocontrol for the assessment of air traffic control (ATC) multisensor trackers performance. It summarizes the algorithmic foundations of the high-accuracy trajectory reconstruction process used to obtain reference trajectories from recorded measures. These trajectories will serve as a reference for the evaluation of the accuracy of ATC data processing centers. The performance of the system is illustrated with some reconstruction experiments on synthetic and real data.

Type
Original Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2009

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