NTL Record

Title Position Measurement Standard Evaluation
Record ID 48821
Personal Name
Creator
Canniff, John F.; Gundersen, Richard; Gakis, John
Source 58p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19750201
Language English
Abstract The objectives of the Position Measurement Standard Program were to collect navigation data from three DME receivers and a low-frequency GLOBAL Navigation system, and evaluate their relative performance against a reference radar. Flight test data during June and July, 1974, established the following: triple DME was an order of magnitude more accurate than the GLOBAL system; triple DME accuracy was repeatable, smooth over all flight regions, and insensitive to initial condition, whereas GLOBAL system accuracy varied from run to run, exhibited large random errors and quantum 'jumps', and was dependent upon error nulling procedures prior to system initialization.
Rosap ID dot:10312
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10312
TRT Terms Navigation; Radio navigation; Very low frequency; Accuracy; Distance measuring equipment; Errors; Performance; International
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-75-77; FAA-RD-75-26
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48800/48821/DOT-TSC-FAA-75-17.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository