Title :
The United States Navy navigating in the 21st century
Author :
DeVogel, G.F. ; Baccei, Patrick K. ; Shaw, Peter T.
Author_Institution :
Space & Naval Warfare Syst. Command, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper will examine the important navigational issues facing today´s Navy in its pursuit of ECDIS-N. Next, it will review the AoA findings contributing to the acquisition community´s awareness and understanding of the Navy´s requirements for electronic chart-based navigation equipment and systems. It will also explore NAVSSI Lite, one of the system solutions that will capably meet the requirements. Finally, it will look at the myriad issues involved in the Navy achieving its all-electronic navigation goals
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; computerised navigation; military computing; military systems; naval engineering computing; ships; ECDIS-N; NAVSSI Lite program; Naval warfighter; Navigation Sensor System Interface program; United States Navy; all-electronic navigation; analysis of alternatives; electronic chart display; land attack destroyer; littoral operations; navigational equipment; shallow water; situational awareness; tactical environment; Acceleration; Displays; Ground support; Grounding; Information systems; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Road transportation; Robustness; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-28-9
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968048
