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GB/T 9390-2017Terminlogy for navigation (English PDF)

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

July 31, 2017

Implementation date

November 1, 2017

Scope

GB/T 9390-2017 is the English-translated version of 导航术语.

GB/T 9390-2017 is the Chinese national vocabulary for navigation, collecting the terms and definitions used across the field.

It covers general terms on navigation, navigation equipment and navigation data, geographical parameters, navigation elements, position and error and attitude; radio navigation, with direction finding, ranging and ranging-difference positioning, beacons, satellite navigation, aircraft approach and landing, new navigation systems and radar navigation; navigation instrumentation such as the compass, the log, the autopilot, optical measuring instruments, the periscope, the sextant and flight instruments; inertial navigation, including gyroscopes and accelerometers; and astronomical, acoustic, buoy, light and integrated navigation.

It is written for those who draft standards and technical documents in the navigation field. It replaces GB/T 9390-1988, was issued on 31 July 2017 and has applied since 1 November 2017.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 33.200
Classification: M 50
Replacing: GB/T 9390-1988

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Foreword
1 Scope
2 General Terms
2.1 Navigation, navigation equipment and navigation data
2.2 Geographical parameters
2.3 navigation elements
2.4 position and error
2.5 attitude
2.6 Other
3 Radio navigation
3.1 General Terms
3.2 Direction Finding
3.3 Ranging, ranging - positioning
3.4 Ranging difference
3.5 Beacon
3.6 Satellite Navigation
3.7 Aircraft approach and landing
3.8 New navigation system
3.9 Radar navigation
4 navigation instrumentation
4.1 General Terms
4.2 Compass (compass)
4.3 Logger
4.4 Autopilot (autopilot)
4.5 optical measuring instrument
Periscope
4.7 sextant
4.8 Flight Instrumentation
5 Inertial Navigation
5.1 General Terms
5.2 Equipment
5.3 Gyroscopes
5.4 Accelerometer
Astronomical navigation
7 Acoustic, Buoy and Light Navigation
7.1 water sound
7.2 Buoys
7.3 Light
8 Combined Navigation
8.1 General Terms
8.2 Equipment
Index

Foreword

This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.

This standard replaces GB/T 9390-1988 "navigation terminology." This standard compared with GB/T 9390-1988 main changes are as follows.

--- Added Chapter 1 "Range";

--- Modify the title "Aircraft landing" to "Aircraft approach and landing" (see 3.7; 1988 version 2.7);

--- Amend title "Air traffic control" to "New navigation system" (see 3.8, 1988 version 2.8);

--- Modify the heading "Instrumentation Navigation" to "Navigation Instrumentation" (see Chapter 4, 1988 Edition, Chapter 3);

--- Modify 15 terms;

--- Modify the definition of terms 93;

--- Added 68 terms;

--- Remove 35 terms.

1 Scope

This standard specifies the navigation commonly used terms and definitions.

This standard applies to the development of a variety of standards within the scope of navigation professionals, the preparation of various technical documents and so on.

2 Common terminology

2.1 Navigation, navigation equipment and navigation data

2.1.1 Navigation

The process of guiding a carrier or person to a predetermined destination.

2.1.2 Air navigation

Navigation of the aircraft.

2.1.3 Ground navigation

Navigation of vehicles or people.

2.1.4 Marine navigation

Navigation of surface or underwater carrier.

2.1.5 Polar navigation

Polar navigation.

2.1.6 Approach navigation

Incoming navigation Navigate carriers to runways, docks or other terminal facilities.

2.1.7 Radio navigation

Navigation using radio signals.

2.1.8 Satellite navigation

Navigation of radio signals transmitted using artificial earth satellites.

2.1.9 Inertial navigation

Use inertial instruments to establish and maintain the direction of the benchmark and the determination of vehicle acceleration, automatically calculate the carrier instantaneous speed and location Autonomous navigation of data.

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Editions of GB/T 9390

Edition	Title	Revision	Status
GB/T 9390-2017	Terminlogy for navigation	current edition	Current
GB/T 9390-1988	Terminlogy for navigation	previous edition	Superseded

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