Course detail

Air Navigation Devices

FSI-OLNAcad. year: 2025/2026

The subject contains fundamental information about air navigation equipment. It is intended for bachelors of machine engineering ( "no-pilots"), whose have not pass any of the ATPL courses (courses of professional pilots).

Subject contents:
Introduction to air navigation. Terminology. Main questions and objections of air navigation. The methods used. Navigation parameters and measurement methods. Main requirements on performance & construction of navigation aids and systems. Processing of navigation data.          Tendencies and aims of modernization of aircraft navigation equipment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

7

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of high school mathematics and physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit: 80% participation at the lectures (as the minimum), and 50% evaluation of a written test at least. Successful result of the  course-unit credit test is the basic condition to attend the oral examination. Classification of the examination is predetermined by the BUT university requirements.


Lectures (min. 80% attendance) and exercises (100% attendance) are realized by means of audio-visual method and therefore student´s presence is necessary.
Missed lectures & exercises can be compensated in a very limited extend only by personal consultations with the lecturer or by a selfstudy under the lecturer´s personal supervision.

Aims

The course objective is to make students familiar with basic principles of aeronautical navigation.
Education of the students to analyse tasks of the equipment, to solve navigation problems and clarify reqired functions and fundamentals of construction of all kinds of traditional as well as modern navigation aids and systems, used in civil aeronautics.
Explain the ways of cooperation between civil and military navigation structures in common airspace areas and possible tendencies of their future development.


Students will learn to understand the basis of aircraft navigation. They will be made familiar with structure of navigation operations as well as with principles of operation of navigation equipment, basic navigation quantities and procedures how to measure them. The subject defines basic navigation parameters and methods of navigation measurements. Students will also be acquainted with tendencies of future navigation systems development.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JAA ATPL Theoretical Knowledge Manual, 061 General Navigation, Jeppesen, Oxford 2006
JAA ATPL, 062 Radionavigation, Theoreticalů Knowledge Manual, Oxford, 2006
Kayton, M.; Fried,W.R.: Avionics Navigation Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1997, second edition
Kevický,D., Kalašová,A.: Satelitné navigačné systémy, Žilinská univerzita v Žiline, EDIS-vydavateľstvo ŽU, 2004, ISBN 80-8070-295-0
Kevický,D., Kulčák,L., Palička,L.: Koncepcia leteckých zabezpečovacích systémov, VŠDS Žilina 1995, ISBN 80-7100-209-7
KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ: Učebnice pilota, ISBN – 80 – 85280 – 89 – 2, Svět křídel, Cheb, 2003 (CS)
KULČÁK a kol.: Učebnice pilota vrtulníku II, ISBN 978-80-7204-638-6, CERM s.r.o., Brno, 2009 (CS)
KULČÁK,L. a kol.: Zabezpečovacia letecká technika, Žilinská univerzita v Žilině, 1999.
PŘIBYL,K., KEVICKÝ,D.: Letecká navigace, NADAS PRAHA, 1980.
STAVOVČÍK, Boleslav: Obecná navigace, učební texty pro teoretickou přípravu dopravních pilotů dle předpisu JAR-FCL-1, CERM, s.r.o., Brno, 2008 (CS)
Vosecký, S.: Radionavigace, učební texty pro teoretickou přípravu dopravních pilotů dle předpisu JAR-FCL-1, CERM s.r.o., Brno, 2011 (CS)
VOSECKÝ,S. a kol.: Základy leteckých navigačních zařízení I a II, Vojenská akademie v Brně 1988, Fakulta strojního inženýrství v Brně

Recommended reading

Aviationexam.com: JAA TEST PREP, 061 General Navigation, Edition 2010, Czech Republic
GROVES, P.D.: Principles of GNSS, Inertial, And Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems, ISBN - 13:978 - 1 - 58053 - 255 - 6, USA, BOSTON/LONDON ARTECH HOUSE 2008
PŘIBYL,K., KEVICKÝ,D.: Letecká navigace, NADAS PRAHA, 1980 VOSECKÝ,S. a kol.: Základy leteckých navigačních zařízení I a II, Vojenská akademie v Brně, 1988

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-LKT-P Master's

    specialization TLT , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to aircraft navigation problems (Galaxy, Solar system, Earth).

2. Earth magnetism. Aircraft magnetism. Magnetic compasses.

3. Navigation parameters and co-ordinate systems.

4. Construction of aeronautic maps (projections).

5. Properties and ways of use of aeronautic maps.

6. Aeronautic navigation equipment. Navigation aids.

7. Aeronautic navigation systems. Aircraft position in space.

8. Methods of measurement of navigation parameters. Kinds of possible errors.

9. Processing of results of navigation measurement and its use in practice.

10. Dead navigation (properties; structure and function of FMS).

11. INS/IRS (principle of operation, use in air navigation; data filtration).

12. Air navigation methods (FANS recommendation; RNAV, RNP, RVSM, PBN).

13. Consultations; reserve; credit test.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.-3. Navigation parameters and coordinate systems.
4.-6. Maps and their use in practice.
7.-8. Measurement of flight parameters. Dead reckoning.
9.-11. Construction and function of LNS/LNP,.                12.-13. Navigation methods RNAv, RNP, PBN).