Mode-S Radar Interrogation Algorithm Design for Dense Air Traffic Environment

Autor: A. Oncu, A. G. Aydin, Y. Erdogan, A. Akdogan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Radioengineering, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 460-467 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1210-2512
Popis: The increasing trend in air traffic density will continue in the near future with the addition of different aerial vehicles. Before the Mode-S protocol, Mode A and Mode C were in use; however, the Mode A/C configuration was only usable in sparsely dense air traffic. One of the useful features of Mode-S is the ability of probabilistic interrogation. However, there has not yet been a sophisticated algorithm for many close aircraft. Considering a futuristic air environment with a swarm of drones and airbuses equipped with transponders, we utilized the probabilistic interrogation feature of Mode-S and designed an algorithm. The proposed algorithm is able to collect close aircraft information in a relatively short time. There has also been created a high-level Mode-S uplink and downlink communication simulator in order to exchange all-call communication and record the algorithm’s performance in terms of time and number of interrogations sent.
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