TITLE:
ADS-B Reception Error Correction Based on the LSTM Neural-Network Model
AUTHORS:
Jamal Habibi Markani, Syed Ibtehaj Raza Rizvi, Abdessamad Amrhar, Jean-Marc Gagné, René Jr. Landry
KEYWORDS:
ADS-B, Long Short-Term Memory, Packet Error Correction Rate, Error Correction, Bit Error Rate
JOURNAL NAME:
Communications and Network,
Vol.15 No.2,
May
9,
2023
ABSTRACT: Standard automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) reception algorithms offer considerable performance at high signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). However, the performance of ADS-B algorithms in applications can be problematic at low SNRs and in high interference situations, as detecting and decoding techniques may not perform correctly in such circumstances. In addition, conventional error correction algorithms have limitations in their ability to correct errors in ADS-B messages, as the bit and confidence values may be declared inaccurately in the event of low SNRs and high interference. The principal goal of this paper is to deploy a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network model for error correction in conjunction with a conventional algorithm. The data of various flights are collected and cleaned in an initial stage. The clean data is divided randomly into training and test sets. Next, the LSTM model is trained based on the training dataset, and then the model is evaluated based on the test dataset. The proposed model not only improves the ADS-B In packet error correction rate (PECR), but it also enhances the ADS-B In terms of sensitivity. The performance evaluation results reveal that the proposed scheme is achievable and efficient for the avionics industry. It is worth noting that the proposed algorithm is not dependent on conventional algorithms’ prerequisites.