• DocumentCode
    1122881
  • Title

    Theory of Scalloping Amplitude Errors in Standard VOR Bearing Indications

  • Author

    Sengupta, Dipak L.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48105
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    86
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    A rigorous theory is developed for the course scalloping amplitudes observed in the bearing indications of an airborne standard VOR receiver in the presence of multipath signals. The VOR transmitting antenna pattern characteristics, the scattering properties of the multipath source, and the effects of ground reflection are all built into the theory so that their combined effects on the scalloping may be quantitatively investigated. The analysis assumes that the VOR receiver characteristics are ideal.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft; Amplitude modulation; Antenna theory; Azimuth; Frequency; Phase modulation; RF signals; Scattering; Standards development; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1975.308031
  • Filename
    4101359