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Aircraft navigation systems  

Description

Objectives and basic functions of the navigation system. Classifica- tion and characteristics of basic aircraft navigation systems. Geo- physical fields used in aircraft navigation. Shape and representation of the Earth. Time-keeping. Elements of astronomy. Fundamentals of astronavigation. Aeronautical charts. Navigational parameters of flight performance. Orthodromy and loxodromy. Using magnetic field to determine flight parameters. Inertial track counting systems. Inertial navigation systems. Integrated aircraft navigation systems. Preliminary knowledge of radio navigation. Positioning accuracy of radio navigation systems. Autonomous radio navigation equip- ment. Radioelectronic systems for short-range navigation. Satellite navigation systems. Systems and equipment supporting landing process

Delivery mode

Presential
English

Name

Aircraft navigation systems
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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