The Use of a Ship-Borne Long-Baseline Microwave Interferometer for Navigation

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767394

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Morgan

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Lines
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Linear Systems
  • Low Pass Filters
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • New York
  • Phase Detectors
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Space Sciences
  • Transmission Lines

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design