H. James Rome

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Publications:

 

2007 “Design And Testing Of A GPS Based Track Change Detection System Using Geometry Car Data” , with  Leonard Allen Proceedings ION NTM 2007  Conference, January 22-24,  in San Diego, California

2003  “One Dimensional Integrated  GPS –Odometer Navigation With Applications To Rail Track Analysis.Proceedings ION GPS/GNSS 2003, Portland OR

 

2001 “Extended Kalman Filter Solution for Multiple Hydrophone Position Calibration”, with H. S. Wassaf Proceedings ION 57th Annual Meeting Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 11-13

   2001 –“Degradation and Change Analysis of Aligned and Merged Track Data” TRB Annual Meeting , Washington DC, Jan 

1997- ” Track Degradation Monitoring Techniques Using Signal Matching Techniques,” (with G. Carr), Proceedings 6th International Heavy Haul Railway Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, April.

1997 -“Evaluation Of Estimation RAIM Concepts,” (with J. Kraemer), Proceedings Ion National meeting, July.

1996‑ "RAIM Availability of GPS with LORAN‑C and Baro‑Altimeter for Use in Nonprecision Approach" (with J. Weitzen  and J. Carroll) Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Spring 1996. 

 1996‑  "Development of the Unified Risk Model for Evaluation of Current and Future Airspace" Proceedings Institute of Navigation National Technical Conference Santa Monica, CA, Jan 22

1996‑  "Identify and Define Navigation Platforms for the National Airspace in the Year 2010" Proceedings Institute of Navigation National Technical Conference Santa Monica,CA, Jan 22

1993 ‑" Evaluation of the New Airspace with Automatic Dependent Surveillance and GPS" Proceedings of the ION 49 th Annual meeting, June.

1993‑ Synergistic Integration of Automatic Dependent Surveillance and LORAN in the North Caribbean Area". ION Journal, Summer

1990 ‑ "Causal Probabilistic Model for Evaluating Future Transoceanic Airline Separations" ,with V. Krishnan. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics August 1990

1990‑ "Potential Impact of GPS and Automatic Dependent Surveillance on Air lane Separation in the North Atlantic Organized  Track System" Proceedings ION GPS‑90 Technical Meeting , Colorado Springs, Co.

1988 ‑"Low Orbit Navigation Concepts", Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Fall 1988.

1988 ‑"Impact of Automatic Dependent Surveillance and Navigation System Accuracy on Collision Risk in Intersecting Tracks", Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation National Technical Meeting, January 1988.

1983 ‑"Full Integration of Direct and Indirect IFF through JTIDS”,CIS Conference Proceedings. Monterrey, CA.

1982 ‑"Near Real‑Time Estimation of Vertical Deflections Using MASCONS, IEEE Plans Proceedings." Atlantic City, NJ.

1982 ‑"Estimation and Inertial System Compensation of Vertical Deflection using MASCONS”, Proceedings Inst. of Navigation, Marine Systems Conference Proceedings." Cambridge, MA.

1981 ‑"Error Covariance and Decision Analysis of BCAS Collision Avoidance." Proceedings of the National Aerospace meeting of the Institute of Navigation.

1981 ‑"Utilization of JTIDS Relative Navigation to Improve Mission Effectiveness," Proceedings of the National Aerospace meeting of the Institute of Navigation.

1980 ‑"Enhancing Noise Immunity by Fully Integrating JTIDS and GPS," Proceedings IEEE Position Location and Navigation Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.

1980 ‑"Enhancing Position Reliability by Fully Integrating JTIDS and GPS." 31st Guidance and Control Panel Symposium Proceedings on Precision Positioning and Inertial Guidance Sensor Technology and Operational Aspects. Advisory group for Aerospace Research and Development, NATO.

1980 ‑"Applications of a Decision Tree Methodology for Large Scale System Design", Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Society

1980 ‑"Synergistic Benefits of Fully Integrating JTIDS and GPS" Proceedings National Aerospace and Electronics Conference Proceedings.

1979 ‑Contributed to an AGARD (Advisory group for aerospace research and development NATO group) document: "Principles and Operational Aspects of Precision Position Determination Systems" in the paper "Navigation Architecture" (of JTIDS).

1979 ‑"Covariance Analysis of BCAS, a Collision Avoidance System," Proceedings Modeling and Simulation Conference Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA.

1978 ‑ Invited Paper, "Stability Analysis of a Relative Navigation System," IEEE Proceedings, Position, Location, and Navigation Conference, San Diego, CA.

1977 ‑"Evaluation of the Accuracy of Community Relative Navigation Concepts," Journal of the Institute of Navigation, April.

1976 ‑"Covariance Analysis of a Community Self Contained Navigation System," Proceedings AIAA Guidance & Control Conference, San Diego, CA, August.

1973 ‑H. James Rome, Edward Crump, "Near Real Time Estimation of Vertical Deflections at Sea," Proceedings IEEE Conference on Ocean Engineering, Seattle, WA.

1971 ‑H. James Rome, "Finite Memory Batch Processing Smoother," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems, Volume 7, No. 5, September.

1970 ‑H. James Rome, "On the Covariance of the Steady State Filter, Predictor, and Smoother," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Volume Ac‑15, No. 1, February.

1970 ‑H. James Rome, "Evaluation of Aircraft Inertial Systems with Sparse Position Reference Data," Proceedings of Fifth Inertial Guidance Test Symposium, Alamogordo, NM, October.

1970 ‑H. James Rome, D.W.C. Shen, "A Self‑Optimizing Distortionless Filter," Proceedings of the Eight International Symposium on Space Technology, Tokyo, Japan, August.

1969 ‑H. James Rome, "A Direct Solution to the Linear Variance Equation of a Time Invariant Linear System," IEEE Transactions, Automatic Control, Volume 40‑44, No. 5, October.

1967 ‑H. James Rome, D.W.C. Shen, "A Multi‑Input Self Optimizing Filter with Applications to Hybrid Navigation Systems," NAECON Proceeding, May.

 

 

Research Reports

 

2011   Program Manual For The Track Geometry Data Alignment, Evaluation, Including Multi-track Alignment” To Amtrak July

 

2008 -Program Manual For The Track Geometry Data Alignment, Evaluation, and Graphics Package. To Amtrak Sept. 4,2008     

 

2006 “Design And Testing Of A GPS Based Track Change Detection System Using

Geometry Car Data”  Report to FRA,  Intelligent Railroad Systems Intelligent Railroad Systems Office of Research and Office of Research and Development under ” PO DTRT57-05-P-80160

August 

1999  - "I/O Manual for the Hydrophone Calibration Kalman Filter Program " with Hadi Wassaf  for NSWC   July

1996-Final Report: “Evaluation of ERAIM with Respect to Parity Space Concepts,” Project Memorandum, DOT-VNTTSC-FA6600-PM-96-25, September.

 

1995‑ J. Rome, "Development of the Unified Risk Model For Evaluation of Current and Future Airspace",  To FAA, AUA‑630, Washington DC, May.

1995 ‑Draft Report: "Identify and Define Navigation Platforms in the GNAS for the Year 2010" to VNTSC

1991‑ "Impact of Automatic Dependent Surveillance and GPS on Air Traffic Control of Co‑Altitude Intersecting Tracks". For the FAA, January.

1990‑ "Evaluation of GPS and Automatic Dependent Surveillance in the Oceanic Environment". For the FAA, October

1989‑ "Study of the Impact of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) on the North Atlantic Organized Track System (OTS) Based on Blunder Data  from 1983‑85" Proj. Mem. DOT‑ TSC‑FA960‑PM‑89‑6.

1989 ‑ "Analysis of MNPS Aircraft Navigation Equipment for Enhancing ADS Capability", Project Memorandum DOT‑TSC‑FA960‑89‑6, March

1989 ‑"Evaluation of Collision Risk on Crossing Tracks", with T.Vu. Project Memorandum DOT‑TSC ‑FA960‑89‑5.

1989 ‑"Determination of Sampling Rate for the Automatic Dependent Surveillance to Guard Against Pilot Blunders" Project Memorandum DOT‑TSC‑FA960‑89, June 1989

1988 ‑ Use of Gradiometer Map Matching for Undersea Passive Position Fixing. Dynamics Research Corporation Report to the Navy.

1986 ‑"Analytic Models for Reduced Lateral Separations in Oceanic Flight" # DOT‑TSC‑FAA‑86‑43, June 1986.

1985 ‑"Preliminary Navigation Satellite Concepts Assessment Study" to U. S. Department of Transportation, research and special programs administration Transportation Systems Center, Report No. DOT‑TSC‑FAA‑36‑OM‑84‑33.

1981 ‑ "Covariance Analysis of BCAS Updated," University of Lowell Report to Department of Transportation, VNTSC.

1981 ‑"Estimation of Vertical Deflections using the Mascon Estimation Technique," DRC Report.

1981 ‑"Modular Multi‑function Multi‑band Airborne Radio System (MFBARS) ITT Report, AFWAL‑TA1‑81‑1077, (with other ITT authors).

1979 ‑"Evaluation of IDTS," University of Lowell Report to Info Systems.

1979 ‑"Covariance Analysis of BCAS," University of Lowell Report to Department of Transportation, VNTSC.