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AE4003 AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION AND FLIGHT COMPUTERS
[Lectures: 39 hrs; Pre-requisite: Nil; Academic Units: 3.0]
Semester 1, Academic year 2011-2012
Instructors
1. As/P Dr. Son [email protected], N3.2-02-74, Tel.
6790-5508
2.Visiting As/P Frederik Blumrich
[email protected], N3.2-01-15, Tel. 6790 4782
3. Adj/P Dr. Lou Kok Yong
[email protected], N3-02c-109, Tel. 6790 5594
Objectives
This course is intended to introduce to students:
(i) the basic concepts of signals and signals processing
including aircraft navigation data,
and(ii) the various instruments used for aircraft navigation,
methods of processing the
navigation data, choice of flight computers and issues related
to flight software
implementation.
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to understand and appreciate the
concepts of signals and data
processing, Radio and Inertial navigation, various aircraft
navigation and flight
computer hardware and software systems.
Course Assessment
Continuous Assessment : 30%
Final Examination : 70%
TEXTS
Misra, P. & Enge, P. (2011), Global Positioning System:
Signals, Measurements, and
Performance, Revised Second Edition, Ganga-Jamuna Press
REFERENCES
1. Myron Kayton, Walker R. Fried, Avionics Navigation Systems,
John Wiley and Sons Inc,1997.
2. Kaplan, E., Hegarty C. (2006), Understanding GPS: Principles
and Applications, SecondEdition, Artech House
3. Hofmann-Wellenhoff, B. (2007) GNSS - Global Navigation
Satellite Systems: GPS,GLONASS, Galileo & more, Springer
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AE4003 AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION AND FLIGHT COMPUTERS
[Lectures: 39 hrs; Pre-requisites: Nil; Academic Units: 3.0]
Introduction to Signal and Signal Processing. Laplace Transform
and application to circuit
analysis, Basics of Navigation Data Processing, Radio and
Inertial Navigation Fundamental
of Trend of Flight Computer.
Tentative schedule
Course Outline
S/N Topic Hours
1. INTRODUCTION TO SIGNALSSignals, Elements of measurement
systems, Random signals andprocesses,Pre-processing and data
editing. Probability and random signal andprocessing; Auto- and
cross- correlation; Power spectrum.
9 hrs
2. GPS NAVIGATION SIGNAL AND DATA PROCESSINGSGPS signal
structures, receiver signal processing, Illustration ofnavigation
and tracking. Processing with discrete measurements,Different kinds
of measurement errors. Basics of batch and sequentialprocessing to
reduce the effect of measurement errors. Applicationsof estimation
for aerospace navigation. Implementation issues.
9 hrs
3. Ground-based Radio NavigationTerrestrial Radio Navigation
Signals and Receiving Methods:- VHFOmni-Range(VOR)/Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME), LongRANge Navigation (LORAN), Tactical
Air Navigation (TACAN).
8 hrs
4. INERTIAL NAVIGATIONPrinciples of Guidance and Navigation.
Coordinate transformations.
Categories of flight. Navigation accuracy requirements.
Inertialnavigation methods. Inertial sensors - accelerometers,
gyroscopesfor angle and rate sensing. Landing systems. Requirements
onInstrument Landing Systems (ILS) and Ground Controlled
Landing(GCL).
8 hrs
5. FUNDAMENTALS AND TRENDS OF FLIGHT COMPUTERSBasic structure of
computers. Progress and advances in componenttechnology and
computer architecture.
5 hrs
