A Simulator and Performance Criteria for Evaluation of Ground and Space-Based ATC Surveillance

J.W. Sennott, I.S. Ahn, Y.W. Lou, and Z. Ting

Abstract:	Remote monitoring and supervisory control of aircraft during airport approach and landing is of interest. Addressed is an automatic supervisory control algorithm and a family of surveillance sensors for improved operations. System performance is obtained with an aircraft flight and surveillance simulation. Supervisory control consists of a state estimator coupled to a Latest Safe Alarm Time (LSAT) algorithm. A supervisory control performance criterion is developed. Successful alarm and false alarm probabilities are defined. The LSAT decision statistic is used to estimate the trade between successful alarm and false alarm. This trade is generated for four surveillance sensor systems: the present-day Mode C secondary surveillance radar, an improved secondary surveillance radar, a satellite system employing range measurements alone, and a satellite system employing both range and Doppler measurements.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 22 - 24, 1991 Sheraton San Marcos Hotel Phoenix, AZ
Pages:	193 - 201
Cite this article:	Sennott, J.W., Ahn, I.S., Lou, Y.W., Ting, Z., "A Simulator and Performance Criteria for Evaluation of Ground and Space-Based ATC Surveillance," Proceedings of the 1991 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Phoenix, AZ, January 1991, pp. 193-201.
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