Disturbances of 100-kHz band Decca waves caused by a large bridge

Author

Sato, Naoto ; Takenaka, Yasuo ; Miyazaki, Yasumitsu ; Yamashita, Michiko

Author_Institution

Marine Tech. Coll., Minist. of Transp., Ashiya, Japan

Volume

40

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

139

Lastpage

144

Abstract

Hyperbolic navigation methods in the 100-kHz band are normally used for fixing the position of a ship. Because many large bridges have been built in recent years, an analysis of the positioning error caused by these bridges is required. From experiments and theoretical considerations for Decca waves near the Minami-Bisan Seto-Ohhashi Bridge, it was confirmed that the main sources of the secondary wave are the two main towers of the suspension bridge. It was also shown that the bridge can be assumed macroscopically as a pair of vertical electric dipoles with a static capacitance of approximately 0.2 μF

Keywords

antenna theory; capacitance; dipole antennas; electric field measurement; error analysis; radionavigation; ships; 100 kHz; Decca waves; Minami-Bisan Seto-Ohhashi Bridge; experiments; hyperbolic navigation methods; positioning error; secondary wave; ship position fixing; static capacitance; suspension bridge; vertical electric dipoles; vertical electric field intensity measurement; Boats; Bridge circuits; Capacitance; Marine vehicles; Poles and towers; Radio navigation; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Structural panels; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/15.673619

Filename

673619