PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE USE OF SATELLITES TO NAVIGATE AIRCRAFT.
Abstract
This document reports the results of a test program in which the Navy's Navigational Satellite System was technically evaluated as a prospective aid to aircraft navigation. The following conclusions are reached: (1) aircraft position can be accurately measured by the existing Navigational Satellite System; (2) an operational aircraft aid to navigation which used the Navigational Satellite System is possible without an extensive developmental effort; (3) position fix accuracy of an operational system would be superior to fix accuracies obtained in the test program; and (4) the Navigation Satellite System provides a means of world-wide, all-weather, high-accuracy aircraft navigation, passive on the part of the user and impractical to effectively jam. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0479129
Entities
People
- P. G. Ferriter
- R. H. Bauer
- W. A. Bourguignon
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University