Accession Number:

AD0745713

Title:

Derivation of Capacity Bound for Active RIHANS Systems,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Millan,Harold E. , Jr

Report Date:

1972-06-22

Pagination or Media Count:

40.0

Abstract:

The Coast Guard is engaged in the development of a short-range, all-weather, precision aid to navigation system, RIHANS River and Harbor Aid to Navigation System. A type of system, an active RIHANS, that would require two-way information transfer between the vessel and fixed shore-based transmitters is a candidate for RIHANS implementation. To avoid saturation problems, such a system must be capable of handling the maximum number of vessels using the system during any time period. Derivation of this capacity bound is the subject of this report. The capacity bound has been determined to be 375 simultaneous RIHANS users. Author

Descriptors:

• *COAST GUARD
• *NAVIGATIONAL AIDS
• COAST GUARD RESEARCH
• BOATS
• OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS
• PREDICTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE