Lilly, B., Cetinkaya, D. and Durak, U., 2021. Tracking light aircraft with smartphones at low altitudes. Information, 12 (3), -.
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DOI: 10.3390/info12030105
Abstract
Most aircraft in the world are tracked by various surveillance radar systems. Currently there is no legal requirement for light aircraft to be fitted with a transponder; however, this does not mean light aircraft should not be tracked. By adding a cheap, live tracking solution for light aircraft, the safety of low-flying aircraft pilots can be greatly increased. The radio operators who coordinate the aircraft can have an improved understanding of the air traffic and in the event of an emergency, the position of the aircraft can be relayed to emergency services. This paper proposes an approach to use a smartphone as an aircraft transponder to improve the radar tracking capabilities of low-flying aircraft. This study presents a practical and effective approach as well as a prototype implementation. The study includes the development of the three main components: (1) A mobile application that transforms a smartphone into an aircraft transponder; exploiting the GPS functionalities, (2) a desktop application that visualizes the aircraft data in real time on a map, and (3) a backend that bridges the mobile and the desktop application. To evaluate the study, flight tests were performed in a real aircraft over the Isle of Wight in the UK.
Item Type: | Article |
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ISSN: | 2078-2489 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | aircraft tracking application; system modeling; mobile application for aircraft; low-flying aircraft tracking system |
Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
ID Code: | 35349 |
Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
Deposited On: | 30 Mar 2021 13:04 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2022 14:26 |
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