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This paper describes an approach to the ADS-B coverage design being undertaken for the mountainous terrains of Bhutan. Existing ADS-B implementation studies have mostly focused on coverage design based on interference criteria. There is a lack of ADS-B coverage design studies in challenging terrain like in the Himalayan kingdom, where about 98% of the land cover is mountains. To account for the unique environment, a physical optics-based deterministic channel modeling methodology is adopted. A radio siting algorithm developed to determine the best location of additional ADS-B receivers is outlined. The effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated by applying it to determine the location of additional ADS-B receiver at PARO control zone to improve coverage in areas critical to flight operations. This study will be augmented by analysis of opportunistic ADS-B signal measurements being carried out before the ADS-B receiver network is implemented for use in air traffic management purpose.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the generous support received from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism—Japan to conduct a part of this study at the ENRI.
This work is also supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant (No. 17K14688).
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Wangchuk, K., Sangay, Naganawa, J., Adhikari, D., Gayley, K. (2021). ADS-B Coverage Design in Mountainous Terrain. In: Electronic Navigation Research Institute (eds) Air Traffic Management and Systems IV. EIWAC 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 731. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4669-7_19
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