Military/Civilian Mixed-Mode Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (MMGR)
Abstract
This paper describes plans and progress made on the MMGR program funded jointly by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) and industry that started in April 2003. The AFRL Dual Use Science and Technology (DUS&T) MMGR objective of meeting pervasive defense system requirements and civilian needs for ultra-small GPS receiver technology is dependent in part upon the creation of multi- L-band reconfigurable receiver integrated circuitry that supports Coarse Acquisition (C/A), Precision Encrypted [P(Y)], and Military (M)-code operation. The creation of this military/civilian circuitry with reduced cost and improved speed-power-weight capabilities is enabled through adaptation of commercial and radiation tolerant design and manufacturing abilities that leverage synergies across proven, legacy GPS receiver architectures. The Honeywell contribution to the program includes demonstration of the feasibility of applying bulk or silicon on insulator (SOI) 1.8V Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology to create a working radio frequency (RF) analog front end for miniature GPS receivers. This shows a path to a single chip GPS receiver via combined RF analog and advanced sub-micron ultra large scale integrated digital circuits.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA442593
Entities
People
- Andy Peczalski
- Jeff Kriz
- Stephen G. Carlson
- Steven J. Sampson
Organizations
- Honeywell International, Inc.