The subject of'Radio Navigational Aids' has gone through a process of rapid development over the past decades. Direction during and Hyperbolic radio-navigation aids were in extensive use during those early days. Primary radars were also developed to a stage where reliable service could be given for control and tracking. Development and use of VOR and DME constituted significant milestones in provision of accurate and reliable enroute navigation systems. Airborne direction finders working in conjunction with ground based Non-directional beacons became an integral part of essential airborne aids. With the advent of Instrument Landing System safe landing during adverse weather conditions has been possible.
This book Useful for M.Tch & M.Sc. students.
1. Navigation
2. Antennas for Radar and Radio Navigational Aids
3. Principles of Radar
4. Radar Targets
5. Radar Transmitters & Receivers
6. Propagation of Radio Waves
7. Radar Clutter
8. MTI Radar •Modern Radars
9. Navigational Remote and Sensing Radars
10. Atmospheric Radars
11. Radars for Atmospheric Probing
12. Direction Findings
13. Aircraft Homing Systems and Instrument Landing System
14. Hyperbolic Navigation
15. Satellite Navigation
16. Vessel Traffic Management Systems
17. Navigation and Modern Measuring Techniques Millimetre Wave Radars and Radiometers
18. Doppler Radar Development and Remote Sensing Research
19. Mathematical Preliminaries Related to Radar Systems