The Zulu Time Global Positioning System

Akira Murakami

Abstract:	The Zulu Time ( TZ ) is a clock system that is 12 hours different from the Greenwich Time (TG) The TZ module sequentially advances eastward on the TZ fixed module plate. Also, the TG module sequentially advances eastward along with the Greenwich Monument, while theTG module plate remains fixed. Because of these differences compared to the Greenwich Time, the Zulu Time System can designate a longitudinal position. Thus, the manipulation of the TZ and TG along with the latitude meter system and the altitude meter system, can be used to determine a position in space, replacing one of measurement systems for the traditional Global Positioning System.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 11th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1998) September 15 - 18, 1998 Nashville, TN
Pages:	343 - 352
Cite this article:	Murakami, Akira, "The Zulu Time Global Positioning System," Proceedings of the 11th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1998), Nashville, TN, September 1998, pp. 343-352.
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