RIVER AND HARBOR AID TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM (RIHANS). PHASE 2T: EXPERIMENTAL RESOLUTION OF TECHNICAL UNCERTAINTIES

RIHANS Phase II of a precision navigation system for use in rivers and harbors covered the design and construction of equipment, laboratory tests, and field demonstrations. The TRACOR RIHANS approach was a low frequency, hyperbolic system that operated on the principle of phase comparison of time shared multiple frequency CW signals; much like OMEGA. The equipment consisted of three shore station and a monitor station (Service Segment), and three receiving equipments (Position Determining Equipments, PDE). After extensive laboratory testing at the TRACOR facilities, the system was given a limited field test in the Austin, Texas area. This was followed by more extensive field tests in the Galveston, Texas area.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Aug 73, AD-771 868.
• Corporate Authors:

  Tracor, Incorporated

  6500 Tracor Lane
  Austin, TX  United States  78721

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Authors:
  • Shinn, L W
  • Caddel, R
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 293 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Field tests; Harbors; Low frequency; Navigational aids; Performance tests; Position fixing; Radio equipment; Radio navigation; Rivers
• Old TRIS Terms: Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091534
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-24775A
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM