A Simulation of the Navigation and Orientation Potential of the GEOSTAR Receiver.

Abstract

A computer simulation was performed to demonstrate that the signals from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are able to provide a user with sufficient information to navigate and orient a moving vehicle. A particular application of interest is the orientation of a slowly moving survey ship. Orientation accuracies on the order of 0.1 mrad and positions within 20 m RSS are desired. Keywords include: Global positioning system (GPS); Three-dimensional navigation fixes; GEOSTAR navigation processor; Bias residual; Navigation residual; Orientation residual; and Offset residual.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA154899

Entities

People

  • B. R. Hermann

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Ephemerides
  • Errors
  • Estimators
  • Frequency Standards
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Intervals
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Observation
  • Precision
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Standards

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space