Radio Aids to Navigation Requirements: The 1988 Simulator Experiment
Abstract
This report describes a man in the loop simulation experiment conducted to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in evaluating a requirement in the 1986 Federal Radionavigation Plan for an 8 to 20 meter (2 drms) system accuracy for piloting in restricted waterways. A variety of system accuracies were evaluated in several visibilities and with several display devices. All system accuracies and device displays supported performance approximating a visual piloting baseline in the straightways. Turn performance was more sensitive to differences among conditions and was very poor in zero visibility. The findings support near-term implementation of such systems as electronic ranges or reduced visibility enhancements, but not as zero visibility/all-weather systems. Keywords: Electronic navigational systems, Radio aids to navigation, All weather marine navigation, Marine piloting, Marine simulation, Restricted waters, Navigation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA226235
Entities
People
- J. W. Gynther
- M. W. Smith