THE USE OF A SHIP-BORNE LONG-BASELINE MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETER FOR NAVIGATION

The subject of this report is an examination of the feasibility of using a long-baseline interferometer aboard a ship as a navigational device. The ideal theoretical resolution of such an interferometer with a correlation-receiver has the potential of determining the latitude and longitude of a ship at sea with great accuracy. The report provides the framework for computing position from certain types of data and deals with the special considerations of interferometry pertinent to a navigational system and the navigational technique proper.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Space Sciences Laboratory
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Morgan, M A
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Measurement; Microwave devices; Microwaves; Navigation; Navigation devices; Navigational aids; Onboard navigational aids; Position fixing
• Old TRIS Terms: Microwave equipment; Microwave measurement; Navigation equipment; Position finding; Radio interferometers; Shipborne
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051225
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series-14-Issues-70 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N00014-69-A-0200-104
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 1974 12:00AM