One goal in the development of a Synthetic Vision System (SVS) is to create a system that can be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use at various flight criticality levels. As part of NASA's Aviation Safety Program, Ohio University and NASA Langley have been involved in the research and development of real-time terrain database integrity monitors for SVS. Integrity monitors based on a consistency check with onboard sensors may be required if the inherent terrain database integrity is not sufficient for a particular operation. Sensors such as the radar altimeter and weather radar, which are available on most commercial aircraft, are currently being investigated for use in a real-time terrain database integrity monitor. This paper introduces the concept of using a Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) sensor as part of a real-time terrain database integrity monitor. A LiDAR system consists of a scanning laser ranger, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.
Application of Lidar to Synthetic Vision System Integrity
2004
12 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Detection , Enhanced vision , Terrain , Airport safety , Flight management systems , Flight operations , Real time , Monitoring , Weather radar , Airborne equipment , Global positioning system , Commercial aircraft , Navigational aids , Research and development , Light detection and ranging(LIDAR)
The Application of LiDAR to Synthetic Vision System Integrity
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