Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes
The establishment of standards for lateral separation between adjacent jet routes depends in large part on an adequate description of aircraft path-keeping ability. While it has been accepted for many years that deviations from route centreline follow a distribution which is more peaked in the core...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300024292 2024-03-03T08:47:04+00:00 Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes Polhemus, Neil W. Livingston, Dale 1981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300024292 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300024292 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 34, issue 1, page 134-141 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1981 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300024292 2024-02-08T08:35:39Z The establishment of standards for lateral separation between adjacent jet routes depends in large part on an adequate description of aircraft path-keeping ability. While it has been accepted for many years that deviations from route centreline follow a distribution which is more peaked in the core and longer tailed than the gaussian distribution which was initially assumed, the selection of an alternative distribution is still moot. Early studies of oceanic data suggested that a double exponential distribution gave a much better description of the core data. However, this distribution still appeared to underestimate the frequency of occurrence of very large errors, so that a double-double exponential distribution was proposed and is currently used for establishment of MNPS (Minimum Navigational Performance Specification) criteria for the North Atlantic organized track system. A physical rationale for the occurrence of the double-double exponential distribution has recently been derived, with suggestions for consideration of alternative formulations. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Moot ENVELOPE(-64.083,-64.083,-65.200,-65.200) Journal of Navigation 34 1 134 141 |
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The establishment of standards for lateral separation between adjacent jet routes depends in large part on an adequate description of aircraft path-keeping ability. While it has been accepted for many years that deviations from route centreline follow a distribution which is more peaked in the core and longer tailed than the gaussian distribution which was initially assumed, the selection of an alternative distribution is still moot. Early studies of oceanic data suggested that a double exponential distribution gave a much better description of the core data. However, this distribution still appeared to underestimate the frequency of occurrence of very large errors, so that a double-double exponential distribution was proposed and is currently used for establishment of MNPS (Minimum Navigational Performance Specification) criteria for the North Atlantic organized track system. A physical rationale for the occurrence of the double-double exponential distribution has recently been derived, with suggestions for consideration of alternative formulations. |
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Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes |
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Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes |
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Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes |
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Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes |
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Characterizing Cross-track Error Distributions for Continental Jet Routes |
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characterizing cross-track error distributions for continental jet routes |
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