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HYPERBOLIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

Theory behind hyperbolic navigation prior known to

world war2

Early 1942s the British Royal Air force was using a

system called Gee operated in V.H.F range to
guide bombers

US coast guard began operating chain of

transmitters known as LORAN

LORAN LONG RANGE NAVIGATION

LORAN A operates at a frequency of {1.75-1.95} MHz

LORAN B was developed but not used as functioning

navigational system

LORAN B is phase comparison variation of LORAN A

LORAN B operates at a frequency of {1.75-1.95}MHz

LORAN C has been in service for decade still in use today

Decca was most successful system

Omega was extensively used by US NAVY

 Principle of operation:

In

Imagine that your ship located between 2 radio stations

that are broadcasting radio signals at exact same instant

If you draw a line between the stations it is known as

BASE line

If ship is exactly halfway from both stations ,you would

receive both the signals at exact instant of time

simple terms Hyperbolic navigation based upon a simple

formula

BASIC PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

If it is moving along the line towards station s ,you will

receive signal from station s faster than m

You need not be exactly on the line drawn between two

stations m and s to be at equidistant

For example move due to North V2 and remain exactly at

same distance from both stations , similarly V3 and V4

Connecting these points yields a straight line. As long as

the ship located somewhere on that line ,it will receive
signal simultaneously

But if the ship is any where else (not equidistant from

two stations at points V5 ,V6,V7,then you will receive
one signal before the other signal

But there will be a time difference between two signals

By connecting positions where there is time difference

,but the time difference is same , yields a uniquely
shaped line known as Hyperbola

In actual hyperbolic system stations are grouped in

configuration of more than 2 and are called chains , one
of the station in chain will be Master station and the
other is Secondary station

BY
SAWAN KUMAR SHARMA
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