Steven D. Thompson

Thompson, S. D., Sinclair, K. A., Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast in the Gulf of Mexico, Lincoln Laboratory Journal, Volume 17, Number 2, 2008.
[Journal Article]

Wiken, R. T., Espindle, L. P., Harris, G. S., Kuchar, J. K., Thompson, S. D., and Williams, R. E., Analysis of Ground Surveillance Assets to Support Global Hawk Airspace Access at Beale Air Force Base, Project Report ATC-335, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2007. Released to sponsor only

Thompson, S. D., Andrews, J. W., Harris, G. S., Sinclair, K. A., Required Surveillance Performance Accuracy to Support 3-mile and 5-mile Separation in the National Airspace System, Project Report ATC-323, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2006.
[Report]

Thompson, S. D., Flavin, J. M., Surveillance Accuracy Requirements in Support of Separation Services, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Journal, Volume 16, Number 1, 2006.
[Journal Article]

Drumm, A. C., Andrews, J. W., Hall, T., Heinz, V. , Kuchar, J. K., Thompson, S. D., Welch, J. D., Remotely Piloted Vehicles in Civil Airspace: Requirements and Analysis Methods for the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and See-and-Avoid Systems, 23rd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Salt Lake City, UT, 2004.
[Paper]

Kuchar, J. K., Andrews, J. W., Drumm, A. C., Hall, A., Heinz, V., Thompson, S. D., Welch, J. D., Safety Analysis Process for the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and See-and-Avoid Systems on Remotely Piloted Vehicles, AIAA 3rd Unmanned Unlimited Technical Conference, Chicago, IL, 2004.
[Paper]

Thompson, S. D., Analysis and Comparison of Separation Measurement Errors in Single Sensor and Multiple Radar Mosaic Display Terminal Environments, Project Report ATC-306, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2002.
[Report]

Thompson, S. D., Eggert, J. R., Surveillance Performance Requirements for Runway Incursion Prevention Systems, Project Report ATC-301, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2001.
[Report]

Thompson, S., Spencer, D., Andrews, J., An Assessment of the Communications, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) Capabilities Needed to Support the Future Air Traffic Management System, Project Report ATC-295, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2001.
[Report]

Thompson, S. D., Bussolari, S. R., An Operational Concept for the Smart Landing Facility (SLF), Project Report NASA/A-4, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2001.
[Report]

Thompson, S. D., Bussolari, S. R., An Operational Concept for the Smart Landing Facility (SLF), 20th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Daytona Beach, FL, Volume 2, pp. 6.C.2-1 - 6.C.2-8, 2001.
[Paper]

Thompson, S. D., Comparison of Active TCAS Slant Range Measurements with Interpolated Passive Position Reports for Use in Hybrid Surveillance Applications: Measurements from the June 1999 Los Angeles Basin Flight Tests, Project Report ATC-294, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 2000.
[Report]

Bernays, D. J., Thompson, S. D., Harman, W. H., Measurements of ADS-B Extended Squitter Performance in the Los Angeles Basin Region, 19th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
[Paper]

Thompson, S. D., Terminal Area Separation Standards: Historical Development, Current Standards, and Processes for Change, Project Report ATC-258, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 1997.
[Report]

Thompson, S. D., Automated Flight Strip Management System Functional Description, Project Report ATC-174, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, 1990. [Report]

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