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POSITION AZIMUTH DETERMINING SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Air Navigation Aids
CONT

The Position and Azimuth Determining System (PADS) is a self-contained surveying system which provides fourth- and fifth-order control for U.S. [United States] Army Artillery surveys. The PADS is essentially a velocity aided inertial navigation system which has been designed to provide positional accuracy to 20 meters circular error probable (CEP) and height accuracy to 10 meters probable error (PE) over a 6-hour mission which starts at a "known" survey control point.

OBS

Position and Azimuth Determination System (PADS): term and abbreviation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
CONT

FV 514 véhicule d'observation d'artillerie.- En dotation dans les unités d'artillerie, il équipe les unités d'observation (Observation Post Vehicle ou OPV). Il est doté d'un mât avec un radar de surveillance et d'acquisition de cible (Man-packable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar ou MSTAR) ainsi que d'un système de positionnement et de détermination d'azimut (Position and Azimuth Determining System ou PADS). Il dispose aussi de systèmes d'intensification de lumière et de vision infra-rouge.

OBS

système de détermination des positions et azimuts : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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