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Títol: Assessing the use of True North for aeronautical navigation

Estudiants que han llegit aquest projecte:

Director/a: PONS PRATS, JORDI

Departament: FIS

Títol: Assessing the use of True North for aeronautical navigation

Data inici oferta: 12-09-2023     Data finalització oferta: 12-04-2024


Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
    GR ENG SIST AEROESP
Tipus: Individual
 
Lloc de realització: EETAC
 
Paraules clau:
True North, Magnetic North, Navigation, Reference system
 
Descripció del contingut i pla d'activitats:
The use of the magnetic north for navigation purpose requires to
update the related information, publications and tools according
to the annual declination rates. The associated cost could be
huge, while it is also affecting avionics and procedures, so
safety.
The proposal is aimed to perform an overall assessment of the
cost from any perspective; accounting from financial cost at the
ANSP, and Civil Aviation authorities, but also operators, and
pilots and aircraft owners. Safety concerns have to be also
considered.

Steps to follow along the project are:
- Current Navigation procedures and tools;
- Identification of the implications to switch to True North
- Assessment of the change in Spain.
 
Overview (resum en anglès):
The Earth's magnetic field is constantly changing, directly affecting the orientation of the magnetic north. This rate of change varies by location, causing airports to readjust run- way orientations, leading to inaccuracies and high economic costs. This study will assess the possibility of switching to the true north reference system. It will include a historical overview of why magnetic north is currently used and evaluate the implementation of true north, considering factors such as the rate of change at various airports, costs of updating runway aeronautical information, and a statistical study of 64,816 airports to examine key indicators. Throughout aeronautics-focused courses, the inaccuracies and high mainte- nance tasks associated with the magnetic north reference system have been highlighted. This thesis aims to address these issues by compiling all proposed ideas about imple- menting the true north reference system. It will explore why the magnetic north system is used, the problems it introduces, how the true north system works, and how it solves these problems. Additionally, the thesis will quantify the issues and analyze key indicators to demonstrate why the true north reference system can be better in the aviation context.

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