PRECISION POSITION-FINDING UNDER DYNAMIC CONDITIONS

Establishing accurate positional fixes of a moving ship or aircraft presents problems. This article outlines various methods and their limitations, and then describes a modulation phase comparison instrument operating in the 'S' band frequency range which provides continuous range readings accurate to within 1.5 m at a range of up to 250km.

• Corporate Authors:

  Plessey Telecommunications

  Plessey Radar Division
  Liverpool,   England 
• Authors:
  • Haigh, J D
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 32-35
• Serial:
  • Systems Technology
  • Issue Number: 22
  • Publisher: Plessey Telecommunications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Position fixing; Radio navigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Position finding
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138041
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 1976 12:00AM