INDEX
Use this index in conjunction with the Table of Contents. Acronyms are defined in italics. Listings are under the noun except where an expression is commonly used, in which case the listing is under the adjective (e.g., Kalman filter or multisensor navigation). When navigation is the noun, the listing is under the adjective or the navaid. Some expressions are listed only under the acronym (e.g., FIR, FANS, AGC). Page numbers lead the reader to the vicinity of the topic in the book but not necessarily to all pages on which the expression occurs.
A-200, 605
AAMP microprocessor, 247
Aborted landing, see Bolter; Missed approach
Aborted takeoff, 7
Absolute position:
Absorption, see Atmosphere
Absorption ratio, 101
A/C aircraft
Acceleration:
deck heave, 631
effect on gyro drift rate, 345
effect on oscillators, 233
GPS limit, 248
inertial equations, 365 ff
See also Accelerometer; Vibration
Accelerometer:
bias estimation, 87
electrolytic level, 429
flight control, 324
floated, 320
hysteresis, 321
multiaxis, 323
pendulum, 319
PIGA, 323
pulse-rebalance, 326
rectification in, 323
testing, 324
thermal effects, 323
vibrating beam, 322
vibration effects, 320
Accident rate, autoland, 597–598
Accuracy, see Error
ACID, aircraft identification code, 665, 675
ACLS,
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