The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is engaged in the early phases of conceptual, preliminary design, and feasibility demonstration studies leading to determination of a design and implementation of the Army's proposed Mobile Automated Field Instrumentation System (MAFIS). An overview is provided of the current design concept for an experimental radio navigation subsystem to be implemented in the field as a part of the MAFIS study effort. Objectives of MAFIS include mobility, field-ruggedness and longevity of equipment, and low acquisition and life-cycle costs. The navigation subsystem comprises a 4-station radio transmitter network, plus the navigation receivers, network monitoring receivers and communications links, and interface to the command/control 'central' for transmitter status monitoring. Attention is given to accuracy goals, radio propagation effects, transmitter arrangement, radio-frequency allocations, position initialization and lane resolution, and transmitter and receiver functions.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Low-frequency radio navigation for the Army's Mobile Automated Field Instrumentation System /MAFIS/


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    National Aerospace Symposium ; 1980 ; Dayton, OH


    Publication date :

    1980-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Army's new Mobile bakery

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1943



    Army's austers

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1943


    Army's flying windmill

    Gregory, H.F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1943