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Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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The Global Positioning System (GlossaryTerm

GPS

) has been available for civilian use for the past three decades and is now extensively used in aviation to support multiple applications.

This chapter describes how GNSS is used in aviation, the performance requirements that are being applied and the operational applications that have been enabled. It describes how conventional navigation has been gradually replaced by area navigation, the global introduction of Performance Based Navigation (GlossaryTerm

PBN

) and how the availability of GNSS has played a significant role in that evolution. The performance requirements for the different phases of flight are presented including the different methods by which the navigation integrity is ensured.

The goal of this chapter is to provide the reader with an overview of how GNSS has been adopted in aviation and explain how it has been integrated onto the aircraft alongside other navigation systems. The regulatory and certification process is also described to introduce the mechanisms by which aircraft operators can get approval to use GNSS in their daily operations.

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Abbreviations

A-PNT:

alternative positioning navigation and timing

ABAS:

aircraft based augmentation system

ADF:

automatic direction finding

ADS:

automatic dependent surveillance

APV:

approach with vertical guidance

CFIT:

controlled flight into terrain

CRC:

cyclic redundancy check

DH:

decision height

DME:

distance measuring equipment

EGNOS:

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

FAA:

US Federal Aviation Administration

FMS:

flight management system

FTE:

flight technical error

GAGAN:

GPS-aided GEO Augmented Navigation

GBAS:

ground-based augmentation system

GPS:

Global Positioning System

ICAO:

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICD:

interface control document

ILS:

instrument landing system

IRNSS:

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

MSAS:

Multi-Function Satellite Augmentation System

NDB:

nondirectional beacon

NOTAM:

notice to airmen

NPA:

nonprecision approach

NSE:

navigation system error

PBN:

performance based navigation

RAIM:

receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

RNAV:

area navigation

RTCA:

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics

SARPS:

standards and recommended practices

SA:

selective availability

SBAS:

satellite-based augmentation system

SDCM:

System for Differential Corrections and Monitoring

SPS:

standard positioning service

TTA:

time-to-alert

VDB:

VHF data broadcast

VOR:

VHF omnidirectional range

WAAS:

Wide Area Augmentation System

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    Peter J.G. Teunissen

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Farnworth, R. (2017). Aviation Applications. In: Teunissen, P.J., Montenbruck, O. (eds) Springer Handbook of Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42928-1_30

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