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The CURSOR Radio Navigation and Tracking System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Peter J. Duffett-Smith  and
Graham Woan
Peter J. Duffett-Smith
Affiliation:
(Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, The Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge)
Graham Woan
Affiliation:
(Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, The Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge)
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Abstract

We describe a new type of radio navigation and tracking system which, unlike conventional systems, does not depend on a costly infrastructure of coherent radio transmitters. This new system measures positions using spatial, rather than temporal, coherence and can therefore use any existing radio transmitters set up for any purpose. We describe the principles of operation, applications and present results obtained with a demonstration unit (in Cambridge) which can measure the position of a motor vehicle to a precision of about 5 m using local medium-wave public broadcast transmitters.

Keywords

1. Radio navigation2. Land navigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , May 1992 , pp. 157 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1992

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