Wing Flexure Compensation for Aircraft Attitude and Position Determination in an Inverted Carrier-Phase Positioning System

Abstract

In response to the ever increasing accuracies in inertial navigation systems, the U. S. Air Force must develop higher accuracy reference systems. These reference systems must also be small enough to be utilized in the testing of navigation systems onboard fighter aircraft. One such proposed system utilizes carrier-phase Global Positioning System (CPGPS) transmitters mounted on MM-9 pods with receivers on the ground. This research examines one possible method of utilizing this system to determine the attitude and position of the aircraft, given position estimates for the transmitter's locations. The transmitter positioning algorithm showed that the geometry will be problematic for this configuration. However, if given the estimates of transmitter positions within the desired accuracy, the aircraft attitude and position algorithms worked effectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA303320

Entities

People

  • Bradley W. Mahlum

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kalman Filters
  • Mach Number
  • Navigation
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Transmitters
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers