Development and Validation of a Time of Arrival Model of the Loran-C Radionavigation System

The Boeing Company/ATM Engineering, 2002-03

Liaison(s): Robert Snow
Advisor(s): John Molinder
Students(s): Daniel Vaughan (PM), Gautam Thatte, Jordan Taggart, Kenneth Dye

Boeing Air Traffic Management has identified the Loran-C radionavigation system as a potential backup for GPS in commercial aviation applications, provided that the accuracy of Loran-C can be increased. This project involves developing and testing a Time-of-Arrival based Loran-C model to determine the feasibility of creating a more accurate system. The model will include a least-squares positioning algorithm and improved error corrections.