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1navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
2Required Navigation Performance — Bold textRequired Navigation Performance (RNP) is defined by ICAO as a statement of the navigation performance necessary for operation within a defined airspace . Part of a broader concept called Performance based Navigation, RNP is a method of… …
3Future Air Navigation System — The world s Air Traffic Control system still uses components defined in the 1940s s following the 1944 meeting in Chicago which launched the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This traditional ATC system uses analog …
4Satellite navigation — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · …
5Global navigation satellite system — (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo spatial positioning with global coverage. A GNSS allows small electronic receivers to determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) to …
6Inertial navigation system — An Inertial Navigation System (INS) is a navigation aid that uses a computer and motion sensors to continuously track the position, orientation, and velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a vehicle without the need for external references …
7Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
8Oboe (navigation) — Oboe was a British aerial blind bombing targeting system in World War II, based on radio transponder technology. Oboe accurately measured the distance to an aircraft, and gave the pilot guidance on whether or not they were flying along a pre… …
9COOPERS - Co-operative Systems for Intelligent Road Safety — COOPERS stands for CO OPerative SystEms for Intelligent Road Safety and is a European research and development (R D) and innovation activity within the Call 4 (Co operative Systems and in vehicle integrated safety systems) of the 6th Framework… …
10Course (navigation) — In navigation, a vehicle s course is the angle that the intended path of the vehicle makes with a fixed reference object (typically true north). Typically course is measured in degrees from 0° clockwise to 360° in compass convention (0° being… …
