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Technical Provisions for Mode S Services and Extended Squitter

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DRAFT - Working Paper ASP TSGWP11-01 <strong>for</strong> review by the TSG during the meeting in June 2011 in Paris<br />

Appendix C C-55<br />

Note.— Near the equator the minimum distance between the multiple longitude solutions is more than<br />

5000 NM, so there is no question as to the correct longitude. For locations away from the equator, the<br />

distance between solutions is less, <strong>and</strong> varies according to the cosine of latitude. For example at 87<br />

degrees latitude, the minimum distance between solutions is 280 NM. This is sufficiently large to provide<br />

assurance that the correct aircraft location will always be obtained. Currently no airports exist within 3<br />

degrees of either pole, so the decoding as specified here will yield the correct location of the transmitting<br />

aircraft <strong>for</strong> all existing airports.<br />

C.2.6.9 CPR DECODING OF RECEIVED POSITION REPORTS<br />

C.2.6.9.1 Overview<br />

Note.— The techniques described in the preceding paragraphs (locally <strong>and</strong> globally unambiguous<br />

decoding) are used together to decode the lat/lon contained in airborne, surface intent <strong>and</strong> TIS-B position<br />

reports. The process begins with globally unambiguous decoding based upon the receipt of an even <strong>and</strong> an<br />

odd encoded position squitter. Once the globally unambiguous position is determined, the emitter centered<br />

local decoding technique is used <strong>for</strong> subsequent decoding based on a single position report, either even or<br />

odd encoding.<br />

C.2.6.9.2 Emitter Centered Local Decoding<br />

In this approach, the most recent position of the emitter shall be used as the basis <strong>for</strong> the local decoding.<br />

Note.— This produces an unambiguous decoding at each update, since the transmitting aircraft cannot<br />

move more than 360 NM between position updates.<br />

C.2.6.10 REASONABLENESS TEST FOR CPR DECODING OF RECEIVED POSITION MESSAGES<br />

C.2.6.10.1 Overview<br />

Note.— Although receptions of Position Messages will normally lead to a successful target position<br />

determination, it is necessary to safeguard against Position Messages that would be used to initiate or<br />

update a track with an erroneous position. A reasonableness test applied to the computed position resulting<br />

from receipt of a Position Message can be used to discard erroneous position updates. Since an erroneous<br />

globally unambiguous CPR decode could potentially exist <strong>for</strong> the life of a track, a reasonableness test <strong>and</strong><br />

validation of the position protects against such occurrences.<br />

Draft<br />

C.2.6.10.2 Reasonableness Test Applied to Position Determined from Globally<br />

Unambiguous Decoding<br />

A reasonableness test shall be applied to a position computed using the Globally Unambiguous CPR<br />

decoding per §C.2.6.7 <strong>for</strong> Airborne Participants, or per §C.2.6.8 <strong>for</strong> Surface Participants. Upon receipt of the<br />

“even” or “odd” encoded Position Message that completes the Globally Unambiguous CPR decode, the<br />

receiver shall per<strong>for</strong>m a reasonableness test on the position decode by per<strong>for</strong>ming the following:<br />

If the receiver position is known, calculate the distance between the decoded position <strong>and</strong> the receiver<br />

position, <strong>and</strong> verify that the distance is less than the maximum reception range of the receiver. If the<br />

validation fails, the receiver shall discard the decoded position that the “even” <strong>and</strong> “odd” Position Messages<br />

used to per<strong>for</strong>m the globally unambiguous CPR decode, <strong>and</strong> reinitiate the Globally Unambiguous CPR<br />

decode process.<br />

A further validation of the Globally Unambiguous CPR decode, passing the above test, shall be per<strong>for</strong>med<br />

by the computation of a second Globally Unambiguous CPR decode based on reception of a new “odd” <strong>and</strong><br />

an “even” Position Message as per §C.2.6.7<strong>for</strong> an Airborne Participant, or per §C.2.6.8 <strong>for</strong> a Surface<br />

Participant, both received subsequent to the respective “odd” <strong>and</strong> “even” Position Message used in the<br />

Globally Unambiguous CPR decode under validation. Upon accomplishing the additional Globally<br />

Unambiguous CPR decode, this decoded position <strong>and</strong> the position from the locally unambiguous CPR<br />

DRAFT - Working Paper ASP TSGWP11-01 <strong>for</strong> review by the TSG during the meeting in June 2011 in Paris

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