This paper discusses the integration of Forward-looking Infrared (FLIR) and traffic information from, for example, the
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) or the Traffic Information Service-Broadcast (TIS-B). The goal
of this integration method is to obtain an improved state estimate of a moving obstacle within the Field-of-View of the
FLIR with added integrity. The focus of the paper will be on the approach phase of the flight. The paper will address
methods to extract moving objects from the FLIR imagery and geo-reference these objects using outputs of both the
onboard Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Inertial Navigation System (INS). The proposed extraction method
uses a priori airport information and terrain databases. Furthermore, state information from the traffic information
sources will be extracted and integrated with the state estimates from the FLIR. Finally, a method will be addressed that
performs a consistency check between both sources of traffic information. The methods discussed in this paper will be
evaluated using flight test data collected with a Gulfstream V in Reno, NV (GVSITE) and simulated ADS-B.
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