A radar system for geometric height estimation of civil aircraft is described. The system consists of one standard or mode S secondary surveillance radar (SSR) and one omnidirectional antenna sited away from SSR under an airplane. The geometric height is derived by trilateration. Systematic errors are compensated for by deriving the profile of the effect on height measurements of the bias in range measurements. A curve-fitting technique is then used, which estimates both the geometric height and any non-zero systematic errors.<>
Computation of aircraft geometric height under radar surveillance
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; 28 , 1 ; 241-248
1992-01-01
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Aircraft geometric height computation using secondary surveillance radar range differences
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