Analysis and Comparison of Separation Measurement Errors in Single Sensor and Multiple Radar Mosaic Display Terminal Environments

摘要

The paper presents an analysis to estimate and characterize the errors in the measured separation distance between aircraft that are displayed on a radar screen to a controller in a single sensor terminal environment compared to a multiple radar mosaic terminal environment. The error in measured or displayed separation is the difference between the true separation or distance between aircraft in the air and the separation displayed to a controller on a radar screen. In order to eliminate as many variables as possible and to concentrate specifically on the differences between displayed separation errors in the two environments, for the purposes of this analysis, only full operation Mode S secondary beacon surveillance characteristics are considered.