Aircraft local wind estimation from radar tracker data

• Published in: 2008 10th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision pp. 1033 - 1038
• Main Authors: Delahaye, D., Puechmorel, S.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Air traffic management; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Broadcasting; Current measurement; Kalman filter; Meteorology; Observability; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Speed triangle; Trajectory; Trajectory prediction; Wind estimation; Wind forecasting

Accurate wind magnitude and direction estimation is essential for aircraft trajectory prediction. For instance, based on these data, one may compute entry and exit times from a sector or detect potential conflict between aircraft. Since the flight path has to be computed and updated on real time for...