GPS (Global Positioning System) Range Applications Study.

Abstract

The GPS (Global Positioning System) Range Applications Study assessed the potential cost benefits of GPS for test and evaluation applications. Generalized GPS-based and non-GPS-based test support equipment configurations for eight generically-derived DoD test ranges were defined, and a comparative evaluation of performance capabilities (against requriements) and of 20 year life cycle costs were performed. Based on these analyses, a prioritized ranking of recommended GPS test support applications was generated. A preliminary description of desirable characteristics of a family of GPS Instrumentation Equipment (IE) was developed, and a series of technical issues requiring resolution through field test was identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1982
Accession Number
ADA128953

Entities

People

  • Francis R. Flett
  • Harold L. Jones
  • Paul B. Levine
  • Richard G. Baldwin
  • Thomas J. Macdonald

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Measurement
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Range Finding
  • Satellite Constellations
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space