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More testing and improvements
In order to test and further improve the algorithm, another test flight took place on February 22. Our partner MSW Aviation ran through...
Andreas
Mar 242 min read
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Source code
The final weeks of project OCAP have started and we've begun to add the source code of the project to a Github repository (...
Andreas
Mar 203 min read
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Test flights with faster air planes
Last year, we tested and improved the OCAP protocol primarily with paragliders. By late autumn / winter, development had progressed to...
Andreas
Feb 232 min read
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Proposed ADS-L extension
ADS-L iConspicuity packets Up until now, we have used data packets according to the standard EASA ADS-L 4 SRD860 Issue 1 . The standard...
Andreas
Oct 23, 20245 min read
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Revised Warning Criterion
In order to generate collision warnings, the OCAP algorithm extrapolates the flight paths of the own and of nearby aircraft into the...
Andreas
Oct 2, 20243 min read
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Test flight Niederhorn 28.08.2024
On the weekend of 28 August 2024, our test pilots Koni and Lisa carried out an extensive test flight with the first fully integrated...
Andreas
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Visualizing the path extrapolation
The following video is a screen recording from the OCAP simulation software. It visualizes how the OCAP code extrapolates the flight path...
Andreas
Aug 8, 20241 min read
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Algorithm for collision warnings
This blog post describes the collision warning algorithm used by OCAP. The algorithm has been implemented and simulated over the past...
Andreas
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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OCAP and ADS-L
The main objective of the OCAP project is to provide GA pilots flying non-commercial aircraft with an easily available tool to help warn...
Andreas
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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Software Design
Phase 1 of the OCAP project was completed at the end of April. Since then, we have started working on the software design and creating...
Andreas
May 28, 20242 min read
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Flight track interpolation
For the simulations, we use recorded data from real flights of various flying objects such as paragliders, gliders and helicopters. These...
Andreas
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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Computer-aided protocol development with simulations
We use computer simulations to support the development of the protocol. This involves simulating flying objects in various scenarios,...
Andreas
Mar 15, 20243 min read
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Packet Decoding
In order to be able to assign the recordings of the SDR recorder to the recorded packets of the Maxx II variometers, we have developed a...
Andreas
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Data recording in the Lenk area
The flying weather was good on February 3. The SDR recorder was used for the first time during test flights in the Lenk area. There were...
Andreas
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Development of an SDR Recorder
In order to understand what the utilization of the radio spectrum looks like in practice and to test the function of the new protocol in...
Andreas
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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