Transmitting Device of the Azimuthal Channel for the Ground Equipment of the Tacan-Type Radio Navigation System
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The need to develop Air Force management processes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine determines the development of modernized short-range navigation systems. One of the urgent tasks at the present stage is aviation radio navigation aids and short-range navigation systems which are used to ensure the flights of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The purpose of the work is to analyze the existing radio technical systems of short-range radio navigation, to determine directions regarding the construction structure of the transmission device of the azimuth channel of ground equipment by analyzing the comparison of different types of ground equipment of short-range radio navigation systems. An important and still unsolved problem is that currently in Ukraine it is planned to re-equip several bases and operational airfields with a radio technical support system, which must be converted in accordance with NATO and ICAO requirements. At the initial stage, the purchase of several ground beacons of short-range navigation systems of the TACAN-type from partner countries is envisaged. To refurbish all state aviation airfields, it is advisable to develop a domestic air traffic control system in accordance with NATO and ICAO requirements. According to the principles of the structure of the azimuth channel, the ground equipment of the domestic SBNs of the RSBN-4N type is not capable of providing azimuth measurement on board F-16 aircraft during operation of TACAN-type SBN onboard equipment. In the work, the existing short-range radio navigation systems are analyzed, the tactical and technical requirements for the short-range navigation system of the TACAN-type are substantiated, and the functional scheme of the transmitting device of the azimuth channel of the ground equipment of the TACAN-type radio navigation system is developed.
