A Study of Signal to Noise Ratio, Lane Counting, and Position Accuracy Using the Omega Navigation System

A Study of Signal to Noise Ratio, Lane Counting, and Position Accuracy Using the Omega Navigation System
Author: Glen Leif Francisco
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Total Pages: 164
Release: 1976
Genre: Aids to air navigation
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A forty-hour flight program was completed to study signal to noise ratio, lane counting and position accuracy using a low cost Omega navigation system in a general aviation aircraft. Specific test objectives were developed to investigate signals both on the bench and in the air. Signal to noise ratio and lane counting characteristics were investigated in a single frequency, uncorrected mode and in a pseudo-differential mode. It was learned that the received signal to noise ratio is highly correlated with lane counting characteristics and receiver navigability. The relationship between system accuracy and reliability was also examined. The Omega navigation system's bias and position accuracy were investigated with the aid of the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS). A circular probable error of 3500 feet was observed. It was also determined that certain necessary hardware and system improvements must be implemented before a completely usable Omega navigation system can be offered to the general aviation user.

Coast Guard Authorization-1975

Coast Guard Authorization-1975
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
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Total Pages: 546
Release: 1974
Genre:
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NRL Report

NRL Report
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Total Pages: 474
Release: 1979
Genre: Naval research
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Study and Evaluation of the Omega Navigation System for Transoceanic Navigation by Civil Aviation

Study and Evaluation of the Omega Navigation System for Transoceanic Navigation by Civil Aviation
Author: Robert E. Scott
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Total Pages: 100
Release: 1969
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The purposes of the study were to evaluate the accuracy of the Omega Navigation System operating in an airborne environment and the potential operational utility of the system for civil aviation. The error sources of Omega are identified, and their effect on the ability of an aircraft to maintain the desired flight track is evaluated. Characteristics of Omega which are pertinent to operation by civil aviation but which cannot be fully evaluated with available information are identified and recommendations for further investigations are given. The use of omega as a navigational aid with Omega signals continuously available at the input of the receiver, with compensation for lane loss, and with an appropriate phase-propagation model would allow air-craft operation at conventional aircraft speeds with rms cross-track deviations of 3 nmi if the 10.2 kHz carrier is used for position fixing. The most serious errors would result from failure of lane identification. Several methods of improving resolution reliability in airborne applications are given. Omega could be employed as a useful and valuable navigational aid if several potential problems can be resolved satisfactorily. While solutions to these problems can reasonably by expected with present technology, they have not been conclusively demonstrated. (Author).