Air Navigation

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Department of Radioelectronics

Synopsis:

Position determination and aircraft navigation. An emphasis is laid on modern air radio navigation, especially on satellite one. Explanation respects European Radio Navigation Plan (ERNP) recommendations and ICAO rules. A student will study system principles and their application for flight control.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. The Earth, ellipsoids and datum, WGS 84 system

2. Aeronautical maps, maps classification, projections

3. Autonomous navigation systems, dependent navigation systems

4. Direction finding, ADF

5. System VOR, principle, indication and navigation calculations

6. System DME, RNAV

7. System ILS, beacons and airborne receivers

8. System MLS, principle, future of the system

9. Hyperbolic systems: LORAN C, Omega

10. Satellite systems: GPS and GLONASS, GNSS - principles

11. Doppler radar system

12. Airborne radar

13. Independent navigation systems

14. Computations in navigation

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Distance computation, aeronautical maps and position determination

2. Presentation of antennas for radio navigation

3. Excursion to Air Traffic Control Centre

4. Excursion to Air Traffic Control Centre

5. Measurement with ADF RKL 41

6. Precision of DME computation

7. Altimeter measurements

8. ILS system measurements

9. Excursion to Czech Airlines

10. Excursion to Czech Airlines

11. Navigation computations

12. Excursion to DGPS reference station

13. Practical applications of satellite navigation receivers

14. Test

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Kayton, M., Fried, W.R.: Avionics Navigation Systems. John Wiley, New York 1997

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Aerial Information and Control Systems - Magister Studies (compulsory course)
• Aerial Information and Control Systems - Magister Studies (compulsory course)