DocumentCode
2551089
Title
Operation principle and loss of blanking pulse of the navigation system on Space Shuttle
Author
Tsang, C.-S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California State Univ., Long Beach, CA, USA
fYear
1990
fDate
4-9 Feb. 1990
Firstpage
93
Lastpage
102
Abstract
The basic operation principle of the TACAN navigation system on the Space Shuttle is described. An issue of interest to NASA engineers is the effect of the loss of the blanking pulse in the system. A simplified operation model of the shuttle TACAN receiver is presented. The effect is analyzed from the interference point of view in case of blanking pulse loss.<>
Keywords
aerospace computing; aerospace instrumentation; computerised signal processing; distance measurement; interference (signal); radionavigation; NASA; Space Shuttle; TACAN navigation; TACAN receiver; blanking pulse; blanking pulse loss; interference; redundancy; tactical air navigation; Blanking; Delay; Interference; Navigation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Space shuttles; Transmitters; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1990. Digest., 1990 IEEE
Conference_Location
Vail, CO, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1990.109075
Filename
109075
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