Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight
This paper presents the results of STRATONAV experiment to test the precision of the VOR (VHF Omni Range) aircraft navigation system in stratosphere. The experiment has been conducted by the S5Lab research group at Sapienza University of Rome in the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS Programme. STRATONAV...
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ftunivromairis:oai:iris.uniroma1.it:11573/1448408 2024-02-27T08:42:32+00:00 Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight Marzioli P. Frezza L. Curiano F. Pellegrino A. Gianfermo A. Angeletti F. Arena L. Cardona T. Valdatta M. Santoni F. Piergentili F. Marzioli, P. Frezza, L. Curiano, F. Pellegrino, A. Gianfermo, A. Angeletti, F. Arena, L. Cardona, T. Valdatta, M. Santoni, F. Piergentili, F. 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1448408 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.09.027 eng eng Elsevier Ltd info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000592238000038 volume:178 firstpage:423 lastpage:431 numberofpages:9 journal:ACTA ASTRONAUTICA http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1448408 doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.09.027 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85091577375 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess balloon navigation radio SDR stratosphere VOR info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunivromairis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.09.027 2024-01-31T18:05:14Z This paper presents the results of STRATONAV experiment to test the precision of the VOR (VHF Omni Range) aircraft navigation system in stratosphere. The experiment has been conducted by the S5Lab research group at Sapienza University of Rome in the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS Programme. STRATONAV has been successfully launched on-board the BEXUS 22 stratospheric balloon from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, in 2016. The main payload was composed by two typologies of VOR receivers, a commercial portable receiver and a Software Defined Radio (SDR), alongside the bus and positioning, attitude and temperature sensors. STRATONAV succeeded in collecting VOR radials for the whole duration of the balloon flight. The results prove that VOR can be used as back-up navigation system for stratospheric platforms, ensuring a reliability improvement, while being applied to smaller payloads as primary system for a cost and complexity reduction of experiment developments. The paper analyzes the collected VOR data during the balloon flight. Accuracy and performance plots with respect to distance from the VOR stations and altitude are presented and discussed. The mean errors and standard deviations from all stations for both the receivers are shown with an analysis over the recorded errors. Finally, future perspectives, analyses and applicability of the research are exposed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kiruna Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS Esrange ENVELOPE(21.117,21.117,67.883,67.883) Kiruna Omni ENVELOPE(144.232,144.232,59.863,59.863) Acta Astronautica 178 423 431 |
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This paper presents the results of STRATONAV experiment to test the precision of the VOR (VHF Omni Range) aircraft navigation system in stratosphere. The experiment has been conducted by the S5Lab research group at Sapienza University of Rome in the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS Programme. STRATONAV has been successfully launched on-board the BEXUS 22 stratospheric balloon from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, in 2016. The main payload was composed by two typologies of VOR receivers, a commercial portable receiver and a Software Defined Radio (SDR), alongside the bus and positioning, attitude and temperature sensors. STRATONAV succeeded in collecting VOR radials for the whole duration of the balloon flight. The results prove that VOR can be used as back-up navigation system for stratospheric platforms, ensuring a reliability improvement, while being applied to smaller payloads as primary system for a cost and complexity reduction of experiment developments. The paper analyzes the collected VOR data during the balloon flight. Accuracy and performance plots with respect to distance from the VOR stations and altitude are presented and discussed. The mean errors and standard deviations from all stations for both the receivers are shown with an analysis over the recorded errors. Finally, future perspectives, analyses and applicability of the research are exposed. |
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Marzioli, P. Frezza, L. Curiano, F. Pellegrino, A. Gianfermo, A. Angeletti, F. Arena, L. Cardona, T. Valdatta, M. Santoni, F. Piergentili, F. |
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Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight |
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Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight |
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Experimental validation of VOR (VHF Omni Range) navigation system for stratospheric flight |
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