Extrapolation Error of α-β Tracker for Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS)

Quality assessment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract (ADS-C) wind and temperature observation from commercial aircraft

Aircraft observations of wind and temperature are very important for upper air meteorology. In this article, the quality of the meteorological information of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) message is assessed. The ADS-C messages broadcast by the aircraft are received at air traffic control centres for surveillance and airline control centres for general aircraft and dispat...

ADS-B Surveillance Separation Error Sensitivity Analysis: Second Edition

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Extrapolation Error

Two kinds of error commonly arise in statistical inference. The most common one is sampling error, arising from small samples. The second is the error arising from unrepresentative samples. Such errors occur in curve-fitting examples when the curves are fitted in one domain and used for prediction in another, which might be referred to as an error of extrapolation. The problem with extrapolatio...

Using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Data for Monitoring Aircraft Altimetry System Error

Altimetry System Error (ASE) is a measure of the height-keeping performance of an aircraft. In airspace where the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) is applied, the importance of accurate aircraft height-keeping is magnified. ASE is not detectible in routine operations; specialized measurement equipment is necessary to independently measure the errors. To be eligible for RVSM operations...

Error Analysis for Bullet Tracker Concept