Navigation: National Plans; NAVSTAR-GPS; Laser Gyros

Abstract

Three navigation topics are reviewed, analyzed and summarized: (1) United States national plans for navigation; (2) the NAVSTAR-Global Positioning System; (3) laser gyros including Sagnac interferometer laser gyros and fiberoptic laser gyros. This study is a sequel to USATARADCOM Technical Report No. 12496, Position-Location/Navigation Systems Overview for Military Land Vehicles (AD-A088 070).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1982
Accession Number
ADA125533

Entities

People

  • Paul A. Rosenberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dead Reckoning
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Navigators
  • Position (Location)
  • Radio Beacons
  • Radio Navigation
  • Range Finding
  • Spacecraft
  • World Geodetic System

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space