Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Systems
Abbreviation: KOMNAVG Load: 45(L) + 15(E) + 0(LE) + 0(S) + 0(FLE) + 0(PEE)
Lecturers in charge: dr. sc. Mario Muštra
Lecturers: Dominik Cvetek mag. ing. traff. ( Exercises )
doc. dr. sc. Mario Muštra ( Exercises )
Course description: Basics of radiocommunications. Frequency bands in air traffic: basic principles of communication, emergency frequencies, aeronautical voice and data communications (HF, VHF, satellite communications, VDL), WLAN. Basics of data transfer. Communication and information networks in air traffic: organization of communications, radiocommunications, AFTN, CIDIN. Network of air transport companies (SITA, ACARS), AMADEUS network. Airport communication and information systems (FIDS, DCS, CDB). Air navigation (navigation systems, basic concepts, definition, division, units of measure, navigation maps, displaying navigation parameters). Electronic navigation systems: radiogoniometry (NDB, VOR/DME), hyperbolic navigation systems (Loran, MLAT), satellite navigation systems (GNSS). Performance enhancement of GNSS using SBAS, GBAS, ABAS. Autonomous navigations systems (inertial, Doppler navigation radar). Spatial navigation. Approach and landing systems (ILS, MLS, GCA, DGNS). Basics in air traffic surveillance; radars for air traffic surveillance: principles, primary surveillance radar, limitations. Secondary surveillance radar, meteorological radar, development of air traffic surveillance (ADS, MLAT), systems for avoiding air collision (ACAS).
Lecture languages: - - -
Compulsory literature:
1. Muštra, M., Predavanja i zadaci
2. Kayton M., Fried W., R: Avionics Navigation Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
Recommended literature:
3. ICAO: Annex 10, Aeronautical telecommunications
4. Kaplan, E., Hegarty, C.: Understanding GPS: Principles and Applications,Second Edition, Artech House, 2006
5. http://www.sita.int
6. http://www.eurocontrol.be
7. http://www.icao.int
8. http://www.equant.com
Legend
L - Lectures
E - Exercises
LE - Laboratory exercises
S - Seminar
FLE - Practical foreign language exercises
PEE - Physical education excercises
* - Not graded