GB650778A - Improvements in or relating to radio navigation aiding devices - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to radio navigation aiding devicesInfo
- Publication number
- GB650778A GB650778A GB1614447A GB1614447A GB650778A GB 650778 A GB650778 A GB 650778A GB 1614447 A GB1614447 A GB 1614447A GB 1614447 A GB1614447 A GB 1614447A GB 650778 A GB650778 A GB 650778A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- compass
- unit
- craft
- loop
- contacts
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 230000000737 periodic effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000010079 rubber tapping Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
- G01S1/02—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using radio waves
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
Abstract
650,778. Radio direction-finding. MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO., Ltd. June 18, 1947, No. 16144. [Class 40 (vii)] In a navigation aiding device employing a direction-finder to enable a craft to home on to a radio beacon, a straight course is maintained in the presence of a drift force by a compass unit, any displacement of which from the current course setting is caused to operate through a telemeter system and reorient the direction-finder directional aerial so that the navigator in reheading the craft to realign the aerial with the beacon corrects for drift and maintains a straight course. As shown, a three-wire telemeter system comprising resistance elements L8 and P7 is associated with the loop L of a direction finder unit C providing " homing" " facilities and a repeater P18 of a master compass. One pair of contacts L6, L7 are positioned by the loop and a second pair carried by rotatable slip rings P10, P11 are positioned by the compass repeater. After correctly heading the craft at the beacon, the contacts P8, P9 are first aligned with tapping point P6 so as to balance the telemeter system and then a clutch P17 operated to engage the compass repeater P18 with the slip rings. Thereafter any change in the compass setting reacts in a displacement of contacts P8, P9 and causes a potential to appear on leads W4, W5. This potential is applied to unit C through a periodic make-andbreak switch D, and at the next make actuates a motor L3, L4, L5 to cause the loop, together with contacts L6, L7 to be rotated until balance of the telemeter system is re-established. For the purposes of steering an indicator P is provided, the coils P1, P2, P3 being connected via switch SW1 in the lower position to the " homing " output of unit C. The craft is headed to maintain the needle at 0 degrees on a fixed bearing scale P14. Normal radiocompass facilities are also provided by unit C and are obtained by placing switch SW1 in the upper position. Hence, the loop is automatically maintained aligned on a beacon with the bearing repeated to the indicator P, the pointer indicating relative bearing on scale P14 and true bearing on a rotatable scale P15 controlled from a compass repeater P16. Specification 550,619 is referred to.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB1614447A GB650778A (en) | 1947-06-18 | 1947-06-18 | Improvements in or relating to radio navigation aiding devices |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB1614447A GB650778A (en) | 1947-06-18 | 1947-06-18 | Improvements in or relating to radio navigation aiding devices |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB650778A true GB650778A (en) | 1951-03-07 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB1614447A Expired GB650778A (en) | 1947-06-18 | 1947-06-18 | Improvements in or relating to radio navigation aiding devices |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB650778A (en) |
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1947
- 1947-06-18 GB GB1614447A patent/GB650778A/en not_active Expired
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