Design and Implementation of Efficient Algorithms for Automatic Determination of Corrected Slant Range

Details

• Creators:
  Stout, D. W. ; Mulholland, R. G.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Algorithms
  • Air traffic control
  • Radar air traffic control
  • Slant Range Correction
  • Newton-Raphson
  • Numerica1 Approximations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/I?AA/CT-81/30
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This report introduces a systematic approach to the design of algorithms for evaluating the corrected slant range in a radar surveillance system. Applications include air traffic control (ATC) operations requiring real-time continuous computation for a multitude of targets without overtaxing available computational resources. From the point of view of accuracy, utilization of memory, and computational speed, the design technique is capable of providing an algorithm that is superior to the corrected slant range technique presently employed in the National Airspace System (NAS).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  975-200-10A
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90742/dot_90742_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 823.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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