Feasibility Study for an Advanced Lighted Aid to Navigation.

Abstract

This report discusses a Coast Guard advanced aid to navigation network. Various light sources, positioning systems, and radio links are investigated for suitability to solar powered marine aids. A modular microprocessor-based aid, capable of self diagnostic monitoring and differential LORAN-C positioning, is described. A communication system between the aids and shore stations, using conventional or meteor burst VHF or a GOES satellite link, is examined, showing the first and last options to be most viable. Inter-aid flash synchronization schemes, and data transmission formats, polling methods, and system performance analysis are discussed. Having established the technical feasibility of the advanced aid concept, cost and reliability estimates are performed on the proposed systems. Finally, recommendations on areas requiring further study are presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105944

Entities

People

  • Eric J. Hoffman
  • Stephen Jaskulek
  • Walter E. Allen

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flash Lamps
  • Heat Energy
  • Light Sources
  • Loran
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space