Passive Terrain Following (TF) Systems Composed of Digital Mapping and GPS,

Abstract

The combination of the Global Positioning System (GPS), which can provide sufficiently accurate airplane position, speed, and direction, with the digital mapping system, which can provide terrain data on the surroundings of an air route, can produce the TF controlling commands necessary for terrain-followIng flight. A terrain-following system composed of digital mapping and GPS is a passive system. It completely eliminates the possibility of exposure due to emission of electromagnetic waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300498

Entities

People

  • Aiqing Fang

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Digital Maps
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Terrain Following

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Geodesy
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers