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    Radio navigation or radionavigation is the application of radio frequencies to determine a position of an object on the Earth, either the vessel or an...
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    transmitted along a line of sight by radio from satellites. The system can be used for providing position, navigation or for tracking the position of something...
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    The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, marine navigation, aeronautic navigation, and space navigation. It is also the...
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    transmitter. In radio navigation systems such as GPS and VOR, a mobile navigation instrument receives radio signals from multiple navigational radio beacons whose...
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    global-range radio navigation system, operated by the United States in cooperation with six partner nations. It was a hyperbolic navigation system, enabling...
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    aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are in contrast to directional radio beacons and other navigational aids, such as low-frequency radio range, VHF omnidirectional...
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    In navigation, a radio beacon or radiobeacon is a kind of beacon, a device that marks a fixed location and allows direction-finding equipment to find...
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    written GEE, was a radio-navigation system used by the Royal Air Force during World War II. It measured the time delay between two radio signals to produce...
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    and radio navigation systems, communications satellites, wireless computer networks and many other applications. Different frequencies of radio waves...
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  • aircraft used commercial AM radio stations for navigation, AM stations are still marked on U.S. aviation charts. Radio navigation played an important role...
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    satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite...
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    Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the practice of position fixing using stars and other celestial bodies that enables a navigator...
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    Hyperbolic navigation is a class of radio navigation systems in which a navigation receiver instrument is used to determine location based on the difference...
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  • latter case, the pilot will navigate exclusively using instruments and radio navigation aids such as beacons, or as directed under radar control by air traffic...
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  • Force (Luftwaffe) used a number of increasingly accurate systems of radio navigation for night bombing in the United Kingdom. British scientific intelligence...
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    Area navigation (RNAV, usually pronounced as /ˈɑːrnæv/ "ar-nav") is a method of instrument flight rules (IFR) navigation that allows an aircraft to choose...
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  • Methods of electronic navigation include: Satellite navigation, satellite navigation systems Radio navigation, the application of radio frequencies to determine...
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    Instrument landing system (category Radio navigation)
    In aviation, the instrument landing system (ILS) is a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to...
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  • to the aircraft type code. A single letter is used to represent a radio navigational capability and transponder combination. On the ICAO flight plan form...
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    of a radio source can be determined by measuring its direction from two or more locations. Radio direction finding is used in radio navigation for ships...
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    A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with...
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    Alpha, also known as RSDN-20, is a Russian system for long range radio navigation. RSDN in Russian stands for Радиотехническая Система Дальней Навигации...
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    LORAN, short for long range navigation, was a hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to...
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    in a distance of 33 metres (36 yards) Frequency for radio navigation system Frequency for radio teleswitch system Frequency for AM-broadcasting and requiring...
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    The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS; Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; pinyin: běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned...
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    short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals...
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    clock for precise radio navigation in deep space. DSAC was designed to be orders of magnitude more stable than existing navigation clocks, with a drift...
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  • systems. Navigation systems using sonar have also been developed. Robots can also determine their positions using radio navigation. Electronic navigation Location...
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  • use of radio or other signal transmission to control the vehicle or vessel. In some cases, a combination of these methods is used. Navigation systems...
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  • look identical) as Navigation Plus. Those units are technically known as RNS-C/RNS-D and RNS-E, where RNS stands for "Radio Navigation System". The RNS-C...
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