Doppler Navigation System with a Non-Stabilized Antenna as a Sea-Surface Wind Sensor

We propose a concept of the utilization of an aircraft Doppler Navigation System (DNS) as a sea-surface wind sensor complementary to its normal functionality. The DNS with an antenna, which is non-stabilized physically to the local horizontal with x-configured beams, is considered. We consider the w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nekrasov, Alexey, Khachaturian, Alena, Veremyev, Vladimir, Bogachev, Mikhail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5492284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28598374
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s17061340
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Sumario:We propose a concept of the utilization of an aircraft Doppler Navigation System (DNS) as a sea-surface wind sensor complementary to its normal functionality. The DNS with an antenna, which is non-stabilized physically to the local horizontal with x-configured beams, is considered. We consider the wind measurements by the DNS configured in the multi-beam scatterometer mode for a rectilinear flight scenario. The system feasibility and the efficiency of the proposed wind algorithm retrieval are supported by computer simulations. Finally, the associated limitations of the proposed approach are considered.

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