Program Requirements for Two-Minute Integrated Doppler Satellite Navigation Solution

Abstract

The report describes the algorithms used in computing a navigation fix from data provided by receivers of the two-minute integrated doppler type designed to operate with the Navy Navigation Satellite System. The theoretical basis for calculating the change in range from the navigator to the satellite as a function of the integrated satellite doppler shift data is developed. The original receiver of the integrated doppler type, the AN/SRN-9, is briefly described in its developmental versions, designed by APL, and its production versions, built by ITT. The Scripps/ONR 702CA receiver, built by Magnavox and used for oceanographic research applications of integrated doppler navigation, is also described. The geometrical basis of the equations for obtaining a navigation fix is developed. The formatting and processing of the receiver data for the navigation solution are described preparatory to a presentation of step- by-step procedures for computing a three-variable navigation fix. Procedures for calculating satellite alerts, using data from the navigation solution, are also described. A representative FORTRAN program for obtaining a navigation fix and for calculating alerts is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731663

Entities

People

  • John B. Moffett

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Doppler Effect
  • Doppler Navigation
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radio Navigation
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Time Intervals
  • Two Dimensional
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space