Field evaluation of descent advisor trajectory prediction accuracy for en-route clearance advisories

1998 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 1668-1685

  Green, Steven M ^a   Vivona, Robert A ^b   Grace, Michael P ^c   Fang, Tsung Chou ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b System Resources Corporation   (United States)

^c Sterling Software   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; CONTROLLERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORECASTING; NAVIGATION; TRAJECTORIES;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER; ARRIVAL MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAJECTORY PREDICTION; WEIGHT ESTIMATION;

AIR NAVIGATION;

EID: 84959151074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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