RIHANS (RIVER AND HARBOR AID TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM)

RIHANS is a multi-phase development program initiated by the Coast Guard's Office of Research and Development. It addresses the need for an all-weather precision navigation system in harbors and their entrances. System requirements have been developed, and solutions solicited from industry. The first phase objective is a refinement analysis of the technical approach and detailed definition of the system. Contracts have been awarded for three competing concepts.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Navigation

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• Authors:
  • Cook, R L
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 77-80
• Serial:
  • Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Navigation
  • ISSN: 0028-1522
  • Serial URL: http://www.ion.org/newsletter/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Microwave communication systems; Navigation; Position fixing; Rivers; Ship pilotage
• Old TRIS Terms: All weather navigation; Microwave communication; Position finding; River navigation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046669
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute of Navigation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1974 12:00AM