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Systems Aspects of Area Navigation
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Abstract
Area navigation systems are now becoming available to aviation after twenty years of spasmotic development culminating in the advisory circular on area navigation pulbished last August. Impetus for implementation of area navigation has come from a number of sources; among them are the increased density of aircraft traffic, the desire of pilots to navigate directly to locations without navigation aids, the increased sophistication of aircraft useage, and indirectly, the desire for more accurate and stable VOR receivers. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the advantages of area navigation systems hold for the aircraft pilot, the flight control systems, and improved navigation accuracy through rejection of VOR course scalloping. The logical future extensions of area navigation into vertical navigation computers will also be discussed.
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Wulfsberg, P. and Schmitt, J., "Systems Aspects of Area Navigation," SAE Technical Paper 700214, 1970, https://doi.org/10.4271/700214.Also In
References
- “Analysis of Vector Analog Computer.” Final Report No. RD-67-37 prepared for FAA by Electro Technical Analysis Corp., June 1967.
- “A Discussion of the Use of Slant Distance Uncorrected for Altitude in Parallel Track Navigation from VOR-DME Information.” Bendix Corp. Engineering Report ER-1126-3, January 1967.
- Lewis J. H. R., “Analysis of the effects of omitting station elevation from the slant range correction function of area navigation systems.” Letter published with AEEC Letter No. 70-1-14, November 19, 1969.