27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-11.7.5

AUTOMATED AIRCRAFT TRACKING AND CONTROL IN CLASS G AIRSPACE

R. Baumeister, R. Estkowski, G. T. Spence*
The Boeing Company, USA; *Univ. of Sheffield, UK

Keywords: automated, separation, tracking, control

This paper presents results from a unique flight test concept that uses real-time flight test data from Australia over existing commercial communication channels to control centers in North America for real-time automated tracking and control of manned and unmanned aircraft. The performance of an automated aircraft separation management is evaluated.

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