Title :
A multi-sensor approach to airport surface traffic tracking
Author :
Stauffer, Don ; French, Howard ; Lenz, James ; Rouse, Gordon
Author_Institution :
Honeywell Technol. Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
A dual sensor system using a large number of inexpensive short range sensors can act as a valuable adjunct to surface surveillance radars, as well as provide a low cost tracking system for non-radar equipped airports. A measurement program was conducted to collect data on magnetic and infrared signatures of aircraft and other vehicles on airport surfaces. The data indicates that short range sensors can provide detection and tracking of vehicles, and may be able to perform some classification function
Keywords :
air-traffic control; airports; infrared detectors; magnetic devices; pattern recognition; signal detection; tracking systems; airport surface traffic tracking; classification; dual sensor; infrared signatures; low cost tracking; magnetic sensors; magnetic signatures; multi-sensor approach; short range sensors; surface surveillance radars; surface traffic automation; tracking; Air traffic control; Airports; Costs; FAA; Infrared sensors; Land vehicles; Magnetic sensors; Military aircraft; Radar tracking; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1993. 12th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fort Worth, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1343-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1993.283512
