Saint Marys River Coglad Navigation System.

Abstract

A short baseline Loran-C (mini-Loran) chain has been installed by the Coast Guard to facilitate ore-boat traffic between Lake Superior and Lake Huron via the St. Marys River. A Coast Guard Loran Assist Device (COGLAD), was modified for shipboard evaluation aboard Coast Guard vessels on the St. Marys River. This report discusses the COGLAD hardware and software modifications, way-point survey data, operating procedure, test results, and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA037315

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Edwards
  • Glen E. Baer
  • Robert C Moore

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculators
  • Circuit Boards
  • Coast Guard
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Electronic Components
  • Electronics
  • Great Lakes
  • Lake Huron
  • Lake Superior
  • Loran
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Step Functions
  • Universities

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security