Course detail
Communication, Navigation, Surveillance
FSI-OZL Acad. year: 2022/2023 Summer semester
The course incorporates communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) principles and CNS equipment/aids. Relevant themes include: explanation of radio waves used for civilian air operations; technologies of navigation at short and long distances; precise air control systems of approach and landing; principles of primary and secondary radiolocation, global navigation satellite systems; ADS/ADS-B system. Passive surveillance systems (MLAT).
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The subject will allow students to get acquainted with the CNS/ATM technologies as well as with main procedures used in civil air traffic. Students will comprehend the relationship between both an aircraft and ATS and get the common philosophy of automated CNS/ATM systems as well.
Prerequisites
High school level knowledge of mathematics and physics is demanded.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit: 80% participation at the lectures and excercises and the minimum 50% evaluation of the final written test at least. Succesful result of the course-unit credit test is the basic condition to attend the oral examination. Classification of the exam is predetermined by the BUT university requirements.
Aims
Students will be acquainted with the whole spectrum of nowadays CNS radionavigation aids being in use of commercial air carriers. They will be familiarized with relevant current and future CNS technologies used for ATC/ATM. CNS/ATM mutual relationship will be stressed. Future development trends will be mentioned in the necessary extend.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Lectures (min. 80% attendance required) and exercises (100% attendance required) are realized by means of audio-visual method and therefore student´s presence is necessary.
Missed lectures & exercises can be compensated in a very limited extend only by personal consultations with the lecturer or by a selfstudy under the lecturer´s personal supervision.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
specialization TLT: Airtransport and Airport Technology, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
52 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction – fundamentals of ATS radios & radars.
2. Radio Direction Finders (ADF/NDB, VDF). 3. VHF radio beacons (VOR, DVOR).
4. ILS, MLS.
5. Fundamentas of radar operation.
6. ATC primary radars. 7. ATC secondary radar.
8. Distance-measuring system (DME). 9. Satellite navigation – principle, structure of a GNSS.
10.GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Bei-Dou.
11.Passive surveillance systems (MLAT).
12.ADS/ADS-B.
13.Seminar; consultation; preparation for a credit test.
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Structure and properties radio-signals.
2. Propagation of radio waves (CNS/ATS).
3. Structure, use and properties of VDF, ADF, VOR/DVOR.
4. ILS/MLS operational principles. ICAO categories.
5. Principles of radar operation.- ranges, accuracy, frequencies).
6. ATC primary radars.
7. ATC secondary radars (operation; interrogations, responses, DTZ-aircraft co-operation/ACP, RCP) 8. DME and DME/DME – use and operation principles.
9. GNSS and its utilization in ATS.
10.GNSS – augmentation methods (ABAS, GBAS, SBAS).
11.PSS/MLAT – structure, location, use in ATC).
12.ADS-B and its use in ATC.
13.Seminary, consultation – preparation for the credit test.